ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41059502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bethany, Oregon

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home39.2%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone52.4%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute25.2 min → 23.9 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.5% → 39.2%▲ 13.7 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 2.5%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.3% → 52.4%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.4% ±3.5 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.7 pp
Work from home39.2% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 16,349 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 100% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,106± 1,723 MOE
Workers age 16+16,349± 980 MOE
Workers with travel time9,941± 963 MOE
Estimated home workers6,408± 823 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.