ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41260502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Florence, Oregon

Mean one-way trip15.0 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute12.1 min → 15.0 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 9.2%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.4% → 75.5%▲ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±5.6 pp
Carpool5.8% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk7.5% ±6.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.2% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 2,703 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,482± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+2,703± 341 MOE
Workers with travel time2,454± 346 MOE
Estimated home workers249± 121 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.