ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53610002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Salmon Creek, Washington

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home25.4%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone66.7%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute26.6 min → 23.2 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.0% → 25.4%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.2%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.5% → 66.7%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.7% ±5.2 pp
Carpool3.3% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home25.4% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 9,566 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,017± 1,101 MOE
Workers age 16+9,566± 703 MOE
Workers with travel time7,132± 645 MOE
Estimated home workers2,434± 391 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.