ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41539002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oak Grove, Oregon

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home27.8%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone60.9%±4.9 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 commute26.8 min → 25.1 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 27.8%▲ 13.8 pp

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

Public transit6.4% → 2.3%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.8% → 60.9%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.9% ±4.9 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.9 pp
Public transit2.3% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home27.8% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 8,301 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,796± 1,453 MOE
Workers age 16+8,301± 684 MOE
Workers with travel time5,991± 666 MOE
Estimated home workers2,310± 491 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.