ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41737002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tillamook, Oregon

Mean one-way trip16.1 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone59.4%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute16.9 min → 16.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 13.4%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 4.8%▲ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.9% → 59.4%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.4% ±7.8 pp
Carpool10.1% ±5.9 pp
Public transit4.8% ±3.2 pp
Walk4.4% ±4.0 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±1.7 pp
Work from home13.4% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 2,343 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% 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.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,218± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+2,343± 276 MOE
Workers with travel time2,028± 250 MOE
Estimated home workers315± 158 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.