ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yamhill County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute26.7 min → 26.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 13.9%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 70.5%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool7.6% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk5.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 48,820 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate108,734± — MOE
Workers age 16+48,820± 994 MOE
Workers with travel time42,021± 1,025 MOE
Estimated home workers6,799± 633 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.