ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harney County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip14.0 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute14.5 min → 14.0 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 12.6%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.0% → 72.1%▲ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±5.2 pp
Carpool8.3% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home12.6% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,244 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,499± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,244± 198 MOE
Workers with travel time2,835± 243 MOE
Estimated home workers409± 133 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.