ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41748502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Troutdale, Oregon

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute29.1 min → 23.9 min▼ 5.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 14.4%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.1%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.0% → 74.3%▲ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±5.2 pp
Carpool7.3% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.6 pp
Work from home14.4% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 7,487 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,923± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+7,487± 660 MOE
Workers with travel time6,407± 686 MOE
Estimated home workers1,080± 268 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.