What is the average commute in Steilacoom town, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Steilacoom town, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WA · GEOID 53677702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Steilacoom, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Steilacoom town, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.6 min one way; 22.6% worked from home, 62.7% drove alone, and 11.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±4.9 min MOE

Worked from home22.6%±5.6 pp MOE

Drove alone62.7%±5.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.2%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 Steilacoom town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.3 min → 27.6 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 22.6%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 3.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 62.7%▼ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Steilacoom town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.7%; 3.7% used public transit and 22.6% worked from home.

Drive alone62.7% ±5.4 pp

Carpool9.0% ±3.7 pp

Public transit3.7% ±2.5 pp

Walk1.6% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home22.6% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 3,097 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Steilacoom town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 66th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

66^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Steilacoom town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,097 workers age 16+, including 2,396 workers with reported travel time and 701 home workers.

Population estimate6,686± 24 MOE

Workers age 16+3,097± 277 MOE

Workers with travel time2,396± 226 MOE

Estimated home workers701± 185 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Steilacoom town

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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