ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53733072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home44.7%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone48.2%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute32.3 min → 28.4 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.8% → 44.7%▲ 14.8 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 2.0%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.6% → 48.2%▼ 9.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone48.2% ±4.4 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.2 pp
Public transit2.0% ±2.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home44.7% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 9,227 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,047± 1,494 MOE
Workers age 16+9,227± 678 MOE
Workers with travel time5,105± 594 MOE
Estimated home workers4,122± 428 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.