ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41612002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Redmond, Oregon

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute19.9 min → 21.4 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 14.0%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.3%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 70.2%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±4.7 pp
Carpool11.2% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home14.0% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 17,630 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,092± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+17,630± 826 MOE
Workers with travel time15,165± 1,005 MOE
Estimated home workers2,465± 544 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.