ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41486002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milton-Freewater, Oregon

Mean one-way trip17.2 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone53.1%±10.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.6%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 commute17.3 min → 17.2 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 5.8%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.3%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 53.1%▼ 18.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.1% ±10.0 pp
Carpool27.6% ±11.3 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.5 pp
Walk8.7% ±3.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 3,081 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

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

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,036± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+3,081± 377 MOE
Workers with travel time2,901± 407 MOE
Estimated home workers180± 114 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.