ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clackamas County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home20.9%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute28.1 min → 26.5 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.4% → 20.9%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 1.4%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 66.8%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±0.9 pp
Carpool6.9% ±0.6 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.9% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 206,161 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate423,975± — MOE
Workers age 16+206,161± 2,122 MOE
Workers with travel time163,075± 2,386 MOE
Estimated home workers43,086± 1,706 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.