ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53611152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sammamish, Washington

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home38.8%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone50.5%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute32.7 min → 29.3 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.6% → 38.8%▲ 14.3 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 2.6%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.0% → 50.5%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.5% ±2.6 pp
Carpool4.7% ±0.8 pp
Public transit2.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home38.8% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 32,602 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 100% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,463± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+32,602± 821 MOE
Workers with travel time19,939± 991 MOE
Estimated home workers12,663± 661 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.