ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53486452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newcastle, Washington

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home30.2%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone57.8%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.9 min → 27.9 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.4% → 30.2%▲ 10.8 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit2.6% → 2.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.7% → 57.8%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.8% ±5.0 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.9 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.5 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±1.4 pp
Work from home30.2% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 6,451 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,989± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+6,451± 457 MOE
Workers with travel time4,503± 478 MOE
Estimated home workers1,948± 399 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.