ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wasco County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute17.8 min → 18.9 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 7.9%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 73.7%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±3.2 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk6.2% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 11,593 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,552± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,593± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time10,678± 500 MOE
Estimated home workers915± 230 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.