ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53513402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Omak, Washington

Mean one-way trip11.1 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone61.7%±15.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute12.4 min → 11.1 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 8.3%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.0% → 61.7%▼ 10.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.7% ±15.5 pp
Carpool18.2% ±9.2 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.4 pp
Walk10.9% ±9.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home8.3% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 2,042 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,036± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+2,042± 326 MOE
Workers with travel time1,872± 347 MOE
Estimated home workers170± 103 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.