ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41405502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Oswego, Oregon

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home31.8%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone59.9%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.7%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 commute23.2 min → 21.6 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.7% → 31.8%▲ 12.1 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 0.5%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.1% → 59.9%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.9% ±3.2 pp
Carpool4.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home31.8% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 19,415 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,381± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+19,415± 669 MOE
Workers with travel time13,236± 736 MOE
Estimated home workers6,179± 549 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.