ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41725002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Talent, Oregon

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±8.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute17.0 min → 21.3 min▲ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 13.4%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 4.1%▲ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 72.3%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±8.3 pp
Carpool4.1% ±2.9 pp
Public transit4.1% ±4.1 pp
Walk3.4% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.9 pp
Work from home13.4% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 3,083 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,254± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+3,083± 344 MOE
Workers with travel time2,671± 361 MOE
Estimated home workers412± 151 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.