What is the average commute in Linn County, Oregon?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Linn County, Oregon work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Linn County, Oregon

Name: Commute estimates for Linn County, Oregon
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.7 min one way; 11.1% worked from home, 76.5% drove alone, and 7.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±1.4 min MOE

Worked from home11.1%±1.1 pp MOE

Drove alone76.5%±1.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.5%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 Linn County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.6 min → 25.7 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 11.1%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 76.5%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Linn County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.5%; 0.2% used public transit and 11.1% worked from home.

Drive alone76.5% ±1.3 pp

Carpool8.5% ±1.1 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp

Walk1.8% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp

Work from home11.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 57,813 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Linn County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 64th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

64^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

41^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

19^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

66^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Linn County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 57,813 workers age 16+, including 51,401 workers with reported travel time and 6,412 home workers.

Population estimate130,706± — MOE

Workers age 16+57,813± 1,285 MOE

Workers with travel time51,401± 1,283 MOE

Estimated home workers6,412± 626 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Oregon commute records for Linn County

These 7 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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