ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41158002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Corvallis, Oregon

Mean one-way trip16.1 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home18.9%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone56.0%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 home12.0% → 18.9%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 2.1%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.2% → 56.0%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.0% ±2.7 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk9.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle5.3% ±1.0 pp
Work from home18.9% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 29,185 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate59,960± 78 MOE
Workers age 16+29,185± 1,060 MOE
Workers with travel time23,680± 1,129 MOE
Estimated home workers5,505± 575 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.