ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53670002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spokane, Washington

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute20.5 min → 20.6 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 15.0%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 2.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.0% → 67.2%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.2% ±1.5 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.0 pp
Public transit2.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.0% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 109,589 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate230,293± 108 MOE
Workers age 16+109,589± 2,024 MOE
Workers with travel time93,172± 2,063 MOE
Estimated home workers16,417± 834 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.