ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53734652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

University Place, Washington

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute28.1 min → 28.0 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 16.9%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 1.9%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 69.2%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±2.6 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp
Work from home16.9% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 16,936 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 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,911± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+16,936± 765 MOE
Workers with travel time14,075± 764 MOE
Estimated home workers2,861± 372 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.