ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53277852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Graham, Washington

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 43.0 min one way; 10.7% worked from home, 76.8% drove alone, and 25.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip43.0 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.7%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 Graham CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute44.4 min → 43.0 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 10.7%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 76.8%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Graham CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.8%; 1.3% used public transit and 10.7% worked from home.

Drive alone76.8% ±4.4 pp
Carpool9.8% ±1.7 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 16,047 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Graham CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 100th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

100thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 100% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Graham CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,047 workers age 16+, including 14,323 workers with reported travel time and 1,724 home workers.

Population estimate35,079± 2,310 MOE
Workers age 16+16,047± 1,309 MOE
Workers with travel time14,323± 1,239 MOE
Estimated home workers1,724± 388 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 Graham 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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