ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53577452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Renton, Washington

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home21.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone61.8%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute31.5 min → 29.7 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 21.7%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 3.8%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.1% → 61.8%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.8% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit3.8% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 55,992 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate105,317± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+55,992± 1,627 MOE
Workers with travel time43,867± 1,552 MOE
Estimated home workers12,125± 978 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.