ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53534402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Parkwood, Washington

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±8.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute27.1 min → 31.2 min▲ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 7.5%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 4.4%▲ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 72.7%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±6.4 pp
Carpool12.8% ±6.2 pp
Public transit4.4% ±4.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.2 pp
Work from home7.5% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 3,239 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,873± 782 MOE
Workers age 16+3,239± 429 MOE
Workers with travel time2,995± 423 MOE
Estimated home workers244± 115 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.