ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clatsop County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute20.9 min → 21.6 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 13.6%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.2%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 69.7%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.8% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.6% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 18,169 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,363± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,169± 701 MOE
Workers with travel time15,697± 683 MOE
Estimated home workers2,472± 388 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.