What is the average commute in Walla Walla city, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 12.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Walla Walla city, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WA · GEOID 53757752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walla Walla, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Walla Walla city, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 12.8 min one way; 13.3% worked from home, 67.4% drove alone, and 2.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip12.8 min±1.5 min MOE

Worked from home13.3%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone67.4%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.0%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 Walla Walla city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute13.5 min → 12.8 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 13.3%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.4% → 67.4%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Walla Walla city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.4%; 0.5% used public transit and 13.3% worked from home.

Drive alone67.4% ±3.5 pp

Carpool7.1% ±2.1 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp

Walk8.1% ±2.1 pp

Bicycle2.4% ±1.2 pp

Work from home13.3% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 14,834 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Walla Walla city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 0th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

0^thMean commute percentile

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

49^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Walla Walla city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,834 workers age 16+, including 12,859 workers with reported travel time and 1,975 home workers.

Population estimate33,925± 24 MOE

Workers age 16+14,834± 723 MOE

Workers with travel time12,859± 714 MOE

Estimated home workers1,975± 404 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 Walla Walla city

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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