ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.0%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute24.2 min → 24.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 12.7%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.6% → 70.0%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.0% ±1.2 pp
Carpool11.6% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.7% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 159,486 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

81thTransit percentile

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

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate349,244± — MOE
Workers age 16+159,486± 1,776 MOE
Workers with travel time139,274± 2,104 MOE
Estimated home workers20,212± 1,383 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.