ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41461002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marlene Village, Oregon

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.0%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone63.0%±9.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.6%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 commute22.4 min → 22.6 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 16.0%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit6.4% → 3.3%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.8% → 63.0%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.0% ±9.3 pp
Carpool16.4% ±7.8 pp
Public transit3.3% ±3.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.7 pp
Work from home16.0% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 2,941 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.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,439± 675 MOE
Workers age 16+2,941± 403 MOE
Workers with travel time2,470± 418 MOE
Estimated home workers471± 176 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.