ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53582352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richland, Washington

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home16.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute20.1 min → 20.4 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 16.3%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 73.2%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 29,274 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate62,753± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+29,274± 814 MOE
Workers with travel time24,489± 816 MOE
Estimated home workers4,785± 619 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.