ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53729052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tumwater, Washington

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home27.7%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone59.6%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute21.4 min → 21.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.0% → 27.7%▲ 13.7 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.5%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 59.6%▼ 12.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.6% ±4.3 pp
Carpool7.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home27.7% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 13,866 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 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,956± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+13,866± 753 MOE
Workers with travel time10,023± 713 MOE
Estimated home workers3,843± 470 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.