ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53497652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Fort Lewis, Washington

Mean one-way trip10.2 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.7%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone58.3%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.4%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 commute9.2 min → 10.2 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 3.7%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.4% → 58.3%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.3% ±6.8 pp
Carpool14.9% ±5.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±1.0 pp
Walk20.8% ±7.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home3.7% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 3,776 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.

0thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,337± 660 MOE
Workers age 16+3,776± 386 MOE
Workers with travel time3,638± 381 MOE
Estimated home workers138± 67 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.