ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41486502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milwaukie, Oregon

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home25.1%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone59.3%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute26.6 min → 25.6 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 25.1%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 2.5%▼ 3.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 59.3%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.3% ±4.8 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.2 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle2.0% ±1.6 pp
Work from home25.1% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 11,728 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,392± 57 MOE
Workers age 16+11,728± 527 MOE
Workers with travel time8,784± 631 MOE
Estimated home workers2,944± 574 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.