What is the average commute in Snohomish city, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Snohomish city, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WA · GEOID 53651702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Snohomish, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Snohomish city, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.1 min one way; 12.0% worked from home, 74.4% drove alone, and 12.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±4.9 min MOE

Worked from home12.0%±3.4 pp MOE

Drove alone74.4%±3.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.6%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 Snohomish city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.5 min → 29.1 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 12.0%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 2.5%▲ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 74.4%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Snohomish city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.4%; 2.5% used public transit and 12.0% worked from home.

Drive alone74.4% ±3.3 pp

Carpool6.4% ±2.3 pp

Public transit2.5% ±1.9 pp

Walk2.7% ±1.5 pp

Bicycle1.2% ±1.4 pp

Work from home12.0% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 4,542 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Snohomish city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 74th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

74^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Snohomish city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,542 workers age 16+, including 3,995 workers with reported travel time and 547 home workers.

Population estimate10,239± 31 MOE

Workers age 16+4,542± 439 MOE

Workers with travel time3,995± 391 MOE

Estimated home workers547± 162 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Snohomish city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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