What is the average commute in Yamhill County, Oregon?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Yamhill County, Oregon work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yamhill County, Oregon

Name: Commute estimates for Yamhill County, Oregon
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.2 min one way; 13.9% worked from home, 70.5% drove alone, and 9.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Yamhill County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.3 percentage points.

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 Yamhill County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.5%; 0.2% used public transit and 13.9% worked from home.

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

How Yamhill County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 68th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

68^thMean commute percentile

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

65^thWork-from-home percentile

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

27^thTransit percentile

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

76^th60+ 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 Yamhill County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 48,820 workers age 16+, including 42,021 workers with reported travel time and 6,799 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Oregon commute records for Yamhill County

These 7 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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