ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41385002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Keizer, Oregon

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.6%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute24.0 min → 25.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 14.6%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.9%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 75.0%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±2.6 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.6% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 18,590 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,082± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+18,590± 722 MOE
Workers with travel time15,875± 754 MOE
Estimated home workers2,715± 531 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.