ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53798252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Woods Creek, Washington

Mean one-way trip39.5 min±11.0 min MOE
Worked from home25.2%±7.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.0%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 commute40.3 min → 39.5 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 25.2%▲ 12.9 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 67.7%▼ 11.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±6.7 pp
Carpool0.6% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.8% ±3.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home25.2% ±7.5 pp

Each share uses 3,178 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,943± 1,171 MOE
Workers age 16+3,178± 462 MOE
Workers with travel time2,377± 441 MOE
Estimated home workers801± 265 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.