ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53652052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Snoqualmie, Washington

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home32.8%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone55.9%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute31.9 min → 29.0 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.6% → 32.8%▲ 12.2 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.4%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.1% → 55.9%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.9% ±4.6 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±1.1 pp
Work from home32.8% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 7,395 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 under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,798± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+7,395± 361 MOE
Workers with travel time4,969± 430 MOE
Estimated home workers2,426± 390 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.