ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coos County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip18.3 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute19.6 min → 18.3 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 8.1%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 77.5%▲ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±2.1 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 25,766 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate64,827± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,766± 886 MOE
Workers with travel time23,678± 962 MOE
Estimated home workers2,088± 323 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.