ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53643802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Silver Firs, Washington

Mean one-way trip31.7 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home26.5%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone63.5%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.9%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 commute35.3 min → 31.7 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.2% → 26.5%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit5.1% → 1.8%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.0% → 63.5%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.5% ±5.2 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home26.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 12,091 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

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

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,306± 1,198 MOE
Workers age 16+12,091± 893 MOE
Workers with travel time8,882± 875 MOE
Estimated home workers3,209± 411 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.