ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41552002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oregon City, Oregon

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.7%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute27.8 min → 26.5 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 15.2%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.7%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 70.7%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.7% ±2.9 pp
Carpool7.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk4.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.2% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 19,074 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,755± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+19,074± 907 MOE
Workers with travel time16,175± 875 MOE
Estimated home workers2,899± 351 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.