ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41312502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gresham, Oregon

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.0%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute28.6 min → 26.0 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 13.0%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 3.7%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.4% → 67.0%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.0% ±2.1 pp
Carpool12.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit3.7% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 53,074 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate112,378± 73 MOE
Workers age 16+53,074± 1,695 MOE
Workers with travel time46,189± 1,717 MOE
Estimated home workers6,885± 850 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.