ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53702802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tanglewilde, Washington

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±10.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.5%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±9.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute23.7 min → 28.3 min▲ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 14.5%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 0.4%▼ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 77.4%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±9.1 pp
Carpool4.8% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.5% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 3,210 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

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

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,314± 810 MOE
Workers age 16+3,210± 578 MOE
Workers with travel time2,745± 573 MOE
Estimated home workers465± 184 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.