ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baker County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip15.1 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute15.2 min → 15.1 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 9.8%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.9% → 71.9%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±3.7 pp
Carpool9.9% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.8 pp
Walk6.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±0.9 pp
Work from home9.8% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 6,170 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,840± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,170± 345 MOE
Workers with travel time5,567± 345 MOE
Estimated home workers603± 173 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.