What is the average commute in Vashon CDP, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Vashon CDP, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 39.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WA · GEOID 53743052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vashon, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Vashon CDP, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.5 min one way; 39.4% worked from home, 46.2% drove alone, and 29.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±9.7 min MOE

Worked from home39.4%±6.9 pp MOE

Drove alone46.2%±5.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip29.7%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 Vashon CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute36.8 min → 33.5 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.9% → 39.4%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit10.6% → 6.5%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone45.1% → 46.2%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Vashon CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 46.2%; 6.5% used public transit and 39.4% worked from home.

Drive alone46.2% ±5.7 pp

Carpool5.2% ±3.5 pp

Public transit6.5% ±2.1 pp

Walk1.4% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.8% ±1.1 pp

Work from home39.4% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 4,665 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Vashon CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

89^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Vashon CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,665 workers age 16+, including 2,829 workers with reported travel time and 1,836 home workers.

Population estimate9,934± 1,020 MOE

Workers age 16+4,665± 538 MOE

Workers with travel time2,829± 466 MOE

Estimated home workers1,836± 385 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Vashon CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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