ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53651702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Snohomish, Washington

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

74thMean commute percentile

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

52thWork-from-home percentile

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

82thTransit percentile

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

80th60+ 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 the shares

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.