ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39587302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oregon, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone83.7%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute19.1 min → 19.5 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 4.6%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 83.7%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.7% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 9,656 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,799± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+9,656± 476 MOE
Workers with travel time9,213± 485 MOE
Estimated home workers443± 123 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.