ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41328502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hayesville, Oregon

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute26.5 min → 27.5 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 7.2%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 2.7%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.9% → 67.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±6.0 pp
Carpool19.0% ±4.3 pp
Public transit2.7% ±2.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.2% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 9,176 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,246± 2,121 MOE
Workers age 16+9,176± 1,320 MOE
Workers with travel time8,513± 1,252 MOE
Estimated home workers663± 208 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.