ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53571152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Quincy, Washington

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±7.7 min MOE
Worked from home1.0%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute17.5 min → 17.9 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.4% → 1.0%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.0%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 79.1%▲ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±7.2 pp
Carpool15.3% ±9.2 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home1.0% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 3,728 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,998± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+3,728± 421 MOE
Workers with travel time3,689± 429 MOE
Estimated home workers39± 50 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.