ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53659222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Hill, Washington

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.0%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 commute36.0 min → 33.9 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 15.1%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 1.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 74.8%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.1 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 33,134 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,025± 2,470 MOE
Workers age 16+33,134± 1,569 MOE
Workers with travel time28,137± 1,616 MOE
Estimated home workers4,997± 541 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.