ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Malheur County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute18.7 min → 19.0 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 7.7%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 76.0%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±3.7 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 11,480 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,954± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,480± 531 MOE
Workers with travel time10,600± 555 MOE
Estimated home workers880± 205 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.