ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Umatilla County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute18.4 min → 19.1 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 7.1%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 76.2%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.2% ±2.5 pp
Carpool12.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 34,465 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.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate79,940± — MOE
Workers age 16+34,465± 936 MOE
Workers with travel time32,030± 1,006 MOE
Estimated home workers2,435± 422 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.