ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OR · GEOID 41801502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Linn, Oregon

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home32.4%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone59.1%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute27.3 min → 24.3 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.5% → 32.4%▲ 11.9 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.9%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.9% → 59.1%▼ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.1% ±3.9 pp
Carpool3.7% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp
Work from home32.4% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 12,107 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,935± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+12,107± 524 MOE
Workers with travel time8,185± 622 MOE
Estimated home workers3,922± 505 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.