ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walla Walla County, Washington

Mean one-way trip15.1 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.1%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute15.2 min → 15.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 11.5%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 70.1%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.1% ±2.1 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk7.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home11.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 27,394 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate62,161± — MOE
Workers age 16+27,394± 673 MOE
Workers with travel time24,247± 729 MOE
Estimated home workers3,147± 456 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.