ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tillamook County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home19.3%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone65.9%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute19.3 min → 19.4 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 19.3%▲ 10.8 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.7%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 65.9%▼ 10.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.9% ±4.5 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.5 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home19.3% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 10,782 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,496± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,782± 529 MOE
Workers with travel time8,701± 569 MOE
Estimated home workers2,081± 348 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.