ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41716502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sutherlin, Oregon

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute17.4 min → 22.5 min▲ 5.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 5.9%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.3% → 76.9%▼ 10.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±7.3 pp
Carpool14.6% ±7.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.9% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 3,462 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.

35thMean commute percentile

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

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% 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.

57th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,599± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+3,462± 424 MOE
Workers with travel time3,257± 420 MOE
Estimated home workers205± 102 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.