ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41155502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cornelius, Oregon

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone67.4%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute29.0 min → 28.7 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 9.0%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 6.8%▲ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.3% → 67.4%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.4% ±5.8 pp
Carpool12.5% ±3.6 pp
Public transit6.8% ±3.9 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 7,413 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.

72thMean commute percentile

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

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,255± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+7,413± 457 MOE
Workers with travel time6,747± 505 MOE
Estimated home workers666± 215 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.