ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Josephine County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute20.1 min → 21.5 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 12.1%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 73.8%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.1% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 33,231 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate88,179± — MOE
Workers age 16+33,231± 942 MOE
Workers with travel time29,217± 1,027 MOE
Estimated home workers4,014± 536 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.