ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41452502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madras, Oregon

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home3.5%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute20.6 min → 23.7 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 3.5%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.0%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 77.6%▲ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±6.9 pp
Carpool15.5% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.4% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home3.5% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 3,157 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% 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.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,676± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+3,157± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time3,046± 307 MOE
Estimated home workers111± 77 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.