ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53564502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prosser, Washington

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone64.6%±11.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute19.2 min → 20.6 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 8.9%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.9% → 64.6%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.6% ±11.9 pp
Carpool22.0% ±9.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.8% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home8.9% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 2,834 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,305± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+2,834± 325 MOE
Workers with travel time2,581± 402 MOE
Estimated home workers253± 143 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.