ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41609002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Raleigh Hills, Oregon

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home24.3%±9.4 pp MOE
Drove alone64.6%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute19.5 min → 20.6 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.7% → 24.3%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 2.9%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.5% → 64.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.6% ±5.1 pp
Carpool3.1% ±3.0 pp
Public transit2.9% ±3.2 pp
Walk3.7% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home24.3% ±9.4 pp

Each share uses 3,574 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,744± 938 MOE
Workers age 16+3,574± 654 MOE
Workers with travel time2,705± 530 MOE
Estimated home workers869± 372 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.