ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53759052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waller, Washington

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute33.2 min → 31.5 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 16.5%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 0.8%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 68.7%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±6.9 pp
Carpool12.5% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home16.5% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 3,683 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

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

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,683± 820 MOE
Workers age 16+3,683± 492 MOE
Workers with travel time3,077± 435 MOE
Estimated home workers606± 202 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.