What is the average commute in Port Orchard city, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Port Orchard city, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 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 53557852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Port Orchard, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Port Orchard city, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.8 min one way; 13.4% worked from home, 68.1% drove alone, and 13.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±5.1 min MOE

Worked from home13.4%±3.7 pp MOE

Drove alone68.1%±4.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip13.5%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 Port Orchard city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.5 min → 32.8 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 13.4%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit8.2% → 6.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.3% → 68.1%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Port Orchard city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.1%; 6.8% used public transit and 13.4% worked from home.

Drive alone68.1% ±4.9 pp

Carpool7.4% ±3.4 pp

Public transit6.8% ±2.7 pp

Walk2.4% ±1.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home13.4% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 7,921 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Port Orchard city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

87^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Port Orchard city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,921 workers age 16+, including 6,860 workers with reported travel time and 1,061 home workers.

Population estimate17,149± 26 MOE

Workers age 16+7,921± 622 MOE

Workers with travel time6,860± 576 MOE

Estimated home workers1,061± 308 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 Port Orchard city

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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