ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Columbia County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip31.7 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.0%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 commute35.3 min → 31.7 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 12.2%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 70.9%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±2.3 pp
Carpool13.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 23,726 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,493± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,726± 913 MOE
Workers with travel time20,825± 839 MOE
Estimated home workers2,901± 450 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.