ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morrow County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute20.7 min → 23.4 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 3.2%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.8%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 74.8%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±3.6 pp
Carpool12.8% ±3.8 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.7 pp
Walk4.6% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home3.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 5,169 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,300± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,169± 272 MOE
Workers with travel time5,004± 277 MOE
Estimated home workers165± 72 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.