ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53671672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spokane Valley, Washington

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute20.7 min → 20.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 13.3%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 74.6%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±1.5 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 50,764 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate106,365± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+50,764± 1,342 MOE
Workers with travel time44,018± 1,378 MOE
Estimated home workers6,746± 653 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.