ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MA · GEOID 250152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home18.4%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone64.5%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute23.8 min → 23.2 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 18.4%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.5% → 64.5%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.5% ±1.4 pp
Carpool5.2% ±0.6 pp
Public transit2.8% ±0.5 pp
Walk7.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.4% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 80,118 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate162,028± — MOE
Workers age 16+80,118± 1,241 MOE
Workers with travel time65,350± 1,414 MOE
Estimated home workers14,768± 981 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.