ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Androscoggin County, Maine

Mean one-way trip24.4 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute24.3 min → 24.4 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 13.8%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 72.2%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±1.5 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.8% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 55,291 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate113,423± — MOE
Workers age 16+55,291± 1,060 MOE
Workers with travel time47,646± 1,088 MOE
Estimated home workers7,645± 760 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.