ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41190202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Deschutes River Woods, Oregon

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.7 min one way; 11.2% worked from home, 67.5% drove alone, and 7.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±9.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.5%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 Deschutes River Woods CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -1.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.1 min → 25.7 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 11.2%▼ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.8%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.2% → 67.5%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Deschutes River Woods CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.5%; 1.8% used public transit and 11.2% worked from home.

Drive alone67.5% ±6.5 pp
Carpool14.3% ±6.8 pp
Public transit1.8% ±2.7 pp
Walk3.3% ±4.4 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.2 pp
Work from home11.2% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 3,376 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Deschutes River Woods CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 55th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

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

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Deschutes River Woods CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,376 workers age 16+, including 2,999 workers with reported travel time and 377 home workers.

Population estimate5,797± 826 MOE
Workers age 16+3,376± 566 MOE
Workers with travel time2,999± 539 MOE
Estimated home workers377± 160 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 Deschutes River Woods CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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