ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53522672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Otis Orchards-East Farms, Washington

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±11.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.5%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±8.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute30.1 min → 28.3 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 15.5%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 78.0%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±8.9 pp
Carpool4.1% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home15.5% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 2,538 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% 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.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,454± 610 MOE
Workers age 16+2,538± 341 MOE
Workers with travel time2,145± 347 MOE
Estimated home workers393± 175 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.