ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41341002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hillsboro, Oregon

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home22.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone60.7%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute23.4 min → 22.9 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 22.0%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 4.3%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.0% → 60.7%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.7% ±1.7 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit4.3% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home22.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 59,257 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 100k–500k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate108,231± 89 MOE
Workers age 16+59,257± 1,347 MOE
Workers with travel time46,230± 1,441 MOE
Estimated home workers13,027± 1,051 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.