What is the average commute in Columbia County, Oregon?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Columbia County, Oregon work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Columbia County, Oregon

Name: Commute estimates for Columbia County, Oregon
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.7 min one way; 12.2% worked from home, 70.9% drove alone, and 15.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Columbia County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

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 Columbia County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 12.2% worked from home.

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

How Columbia County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

91^thMean commute percentile

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

84^thWork-from-home percentile

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

21^thTransit percentile

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

91^th60+ 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 Columbia County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 23,726 workers age 16+, including 20,825 workers with reported travel time and 2,901 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Oregon commute records for Columbia County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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