ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Benton County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.3%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone58.6%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute19.9 min → 19.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 20.3%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.4%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.6% → 58.6%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.6% ±2.0 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk7.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle3.8% ±0.7 pp
Work from home20.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 45,990 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate96,303± — MOE
Workers age 16+45,990± 1,220 MOE
Workers with travel time36,649± 1,206 MOE
Estimated home workers9,341± 762 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.