ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53520052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orting, Washington

Mean one-way trip39.9 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.5%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 commute41.8 min → 39.9 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 13.1%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 73.0%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±5.4 pp
Carpool10.2% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.1% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 4,428 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,978± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+4,428± 271 MOE
Workers with travel time3,847± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers581± 173 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.