ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53764052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washougal, Washington

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home22.5%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone66.9%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute25.9 min → 25.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.5% → 22.5%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 1.1%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 66.9%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.9% ±4.4 pp
Carpool5.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home22.5% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 8,790 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,490± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+8,790± 512 MOE
Workers with travel time6,810± 564 MOE
Estimated home workers1,980± 369 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.