What is the average commute in Parkwood CDP, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Parkwood CDP, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WA · GEOID 53534402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Parkwood, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Parkwood CDP, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.2 min one way; 7.5% worked from home, 72.7% drove alone, and 10.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Parkwood CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +4.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.8 percentage points.

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 Parkwood CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.7%; 4.4% used public transit and 7.5% worked from home.

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

How Parkwood CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

82^thMean commute percentile

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

28^thWork-from-home percentile

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

89^thTransit percentile

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

73^th60+ 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 Parkwood CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,239 workers age 16+, including 2,995 workers with reported travel time and 244 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Parkwood CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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