ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OR · GEOID 410672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Oregon

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home24.4%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone61.2%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute24.9 min → 24.0 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.9% → 24.4%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 3.1%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.8% → 61.2%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.2% ±0.8 pp
Carpool7.4% ±0.5 pp
Public transit3.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.1 pp
Work from home24.4% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 315,642 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate603,947± — MOE
Workers age 16+315,642± 2,367 MOE
Workers with travel time238,543± 2,775 MOE
Estimated home workers77,099± 2,186 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable nearby records

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