ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41655002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scappoose, Oregon

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute30.0 min → 28.0 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 13.8%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.0%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.0% → 72.2%▲ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±6.4 pp
Carpool9.4% ±6.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home13.8% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 3,695 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,179± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,695± 438 MOE
Workers with travel time3,185± 354 MOE
Estimated home workers510± 225 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.