ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aroostook County, Maine

Mean one-way trip18.3 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±1.6 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 commute18.7 min → 18.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 8.8%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 77.8%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±1.6 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.8% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 28,632 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,058± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,632± 757 MOE
Workers with travel time26,122± 810 MOE
Estimated home workers2,510± 291 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.