ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41652502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sandy, Oregon

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute31.2 min → 26.1 min▼ 5.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 14.7%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 78.4%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±6.3 pp
Carpool5.8% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.7% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 6,378 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,854± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+6,378± 523 MOE
Workers with travel time5,438± 515 MOE
Estimated home workers940± 302 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.