ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wallowa County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip15.4 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.9%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute16.1 min → 15.4 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 16.8%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.9% → 62.9%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.9% ±5.8 pp
Carpool9.4% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk5.4% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.8 pp
Work from home16.8% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 3,274 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,553± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,274± 161 MOE
Workers with travel time2,725± 192 MOE
Estimated home workers549± 127 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.