ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53677702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Steilacoom, Washington

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute31.3 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

66thMean commute percentile

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

85thWork-from-home percentile

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

87thTransit percentile

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

75th60+ 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 the shares

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.