ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53684352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sumner, Washington

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute31.0 min → 29.6 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 12.6%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 2.7%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 72.9%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.9% ±6.4 pp
Carpool8.0% ±4.1 pp
Public transit2.7% ±1.4 pp
Walk3.3% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.6% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 5,330 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,733± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+5,330± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time4,661± 389 MOE
Estimated home workers669± 208 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.