ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53566252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pullman, Washington

Mean one-way trip14.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone59.2%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.4%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 commute13.4 min → 14.6 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 10.8%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit5.3% → 4.2%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.5% → 59.2%▲ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.2% ±3.8 pp
Carpool9.4% ±2.4 pp
Public transit4.2% ±1.2 pp
Walk12.7% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle2.6% ±1.2 pp
Work from home10.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 16,702 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% 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.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,229± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+16,702± 785 MOE
Workers with travel time14,903± 766 MOE
Estimated home workers1,799± 322 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.