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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.9 min one way; 14.4% worked from home, 74.3% drove alone, and 4.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Troutdale city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -5.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.6 percentage points.

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 Troutdale city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.3%; 1.1% used public transit and 14.4% worked from home.

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

How Troutdale city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 44th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 Troutdale city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,487 workers age 16+, including 6,407 workers with reported travel time and 1,080 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Oregon commute records for Troutdale city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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