What is the average commute in West Slope CDP, Oregon?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in West Slope CDP, Oregon work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 18.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · OR · GEOID 41809002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Slope, Oregon

Name: Commute estimates for West Slope CDP, Oregon
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.1 min one way; 18.3% worked from home, 59.9% drove alone, and 2.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±4.3 min MOE

Worked from home18.3%±5.6 pp MOE

Drove alone59.9%±4.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.9%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 West Slope CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.9 min → 21.1 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 18.3%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit7.4% → 4.5%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.3% → 59.9%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How West Slope CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 59.9%; 4.5% used public transit and 18.3% worked from home.

Drive alone59.9% ±4.7 pp

Carpool11.7% ±4.6 pp

Public transit4.5% ±2.8 pp

Walk2.9% ±2.1 pp

Bicycle2.0% ±1.3 pp

Work from home18.3% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 3,568 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How West Slope CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 27th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

27^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind West Slope CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,568 workers age 16+, including 2,914 workers with reported travel time and 654 home workers.

Population estimate6,582± 686 MOE

Workers age 16+3,568± 455 MOE

Workers with travel time2,914± 396 MOE

Estimated home workers654± 217 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 West Slope CDP

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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