ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53561702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prairie Ridge, Washington

Mean one-way trip36.4 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.3%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 commute37.3 min → 36.4 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 12.5%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 71.6%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±2.0 pp
Carpool13.0% ±7.1 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.5% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 6,049 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,074± 1,275 MOE
Workers age 16+6,049± 660 MOE
Workers with travel time5,292± 684 MOE
Estimated home workers757± 266 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.