ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41543252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oatfield, Oregon

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.7%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.4%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute25.2 min → 26.1 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.5% → 20.7%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 1.3%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.0% → 69.4%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.4% ±4.8 pp
Carpool6.3% ±3.1 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home20.7% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 6,147 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,294± 1,106 MOE
Workers age 16+6,147± 697 MOE
Workers with travel time4,872± 635 MOE
Estimated home workers1,275± 308 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.