ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MA · GEOID 250052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bristol County, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±0.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.5%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.7%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 commute28.3 min → 28.5 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 11.1%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.9%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 74.5%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.5% ±0.7 pp
Carpool9.1% ±0.5 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.1% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 287,109 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate582,270± — MOE
Workers age 16+287,109± 2,638 MOE
Workers with travel time255,142± 2,633 MOE
Estimated home workers31,967± 1,453 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.