ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Maine

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute25.9 min → 26.8 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 13.0%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 72.3%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±3.4 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.0% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 13,592 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,413± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,592± 566 MOE
Workers with travel time11,823± 504 MOE
Estimated home workers1,769± 364 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.