ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41242502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairview, Oregon

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone64.3%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute27.8 min → 22.7 min▼ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 16.1%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 2.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.1% → 64.3%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.3% ±7.2 pp
Carpool13.0% ±5.9 pp
Public transit2.0% ±1.6 pp
Walk3.7% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.1% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 5,757 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,735± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+5,757± 519 MOE
Workers with travel time4,828± 559 MOE
Estimated home workers929± 360 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.