ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41058002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bend, Oregon

Mean one-way trip16.3 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home24.8%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone63.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute16.9 min → 16.3 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.4% → 24.8%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.7% → 63.5%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle2.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home24.8% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 55,002 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate103,390± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+55,002± 1,388 MOE
Workers with travel time41,373± 1,407 MOE
Estimated home workers13,629± 1,170 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.