ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute19.1 min → 19.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 12.9%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.5%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 72.2%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±1.4 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.9% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 98,081 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 100k–500k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate222,645± — MOE
Workers age 16+98,081± 1,771 MOE
Workers with travel time85,435± 1,773 MOE
Estimated home workers12,646± 1,017 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.