ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crook County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone80.5%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute28.1 min → 26.7 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 11.4%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 80.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.5% ±4.6 pp
Carpool3.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 11,456 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,277± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,456± 557 MOE
Workers with travel time10,153± 620 MOE
Estimated home workers1,303± 308 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.