ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41749502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tualatin, Oregon

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home21.7%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone66.6%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute22.9 min → 21.4 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 21.7%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 2.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 66.6%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.6% ±4.0 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home21.7% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 15,100 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.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,763± 70 MOE
Workers age 16+15,100± 555 MOE
Workers with travel time11,816± 597 MOE
Estimated home workers3,284± 392 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.