ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53639602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shoreline, Washington

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home25.6%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone57.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute29.9 min → 27.2 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.9% → 25.6%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit10.8% → 5.7%▼ 5.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.3% → 57.1%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit5.7% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.4 pp
Work from home25.6% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 31,304 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate61,431± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+31,304± 926 MOE
Workers with travel time23,303± 992 MOE
Estimated home workers8,001± 777 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.