ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lane County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home15.5%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.0%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute20.2 min → 20.2 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 15.5%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 1.8%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.7% → 66.0%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.0% ±1.2 pp
Carpool8.6% ±0.7 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle2.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.5% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 179,963 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate384,207± — MOE
Workers age 16+179,963± 2,163 MOE
Workers with travel time152,079± 2,237 MOE
Estimated home workers27,884± 1,294 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.