Work & commute · Pullman

Work & commute in Pullman, WA

60% of Pullman’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Moscow (6%), Spokane (3%) and Richland (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

60%

6,243 of 10,462 working residents

Typical commute

2 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,219 Pullman residents head out of town to work, 6,243 work right here, and 8,434 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pullman.

4,219live here, work elsewhere

6,243live and work here

8,434work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pullman goes to work

Pullman (in town)right here

60%6,243

Moscow, ID8 mi away

6%649

Spokane65.7 mi away

3%310

Richland105.7 mi away

2%195

Lewiston, ID24.9 mi away

2%160

Seattle251 mi away

1%155

Spokane Valley64.3 mi away

1%139

Kennewick102.5 mi away

1%127

Colfax14.4 mi away

1%122

Albion5.6 mi away

1%92

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%2,270

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Pullman commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

69%

25%

69%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pullman is balanced between jobs and homes

1.40jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Pullman are

14,677 jobs are based in Pullman. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pullman’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Pullman

14,677 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month68%

Jobs Pullman residents hold

10,462 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+9%

Jobs based in Pullman, 2013 → 2023: 13,419 → 14,677. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.