ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53524952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pacific, Washington

Mean one-way trip31.7 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%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 commute38.8 min → 31.7 min▼ 7.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 11.2%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 0.6%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 71.6%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±8.5 pp
Carpool16.0% ±7.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home11.2% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 3,257 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,066± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+3,257± 273 MOE
Workers with travel time2,892± 277 MOE
Estimated home workers365± 207 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.