ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hancock County, Maine

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone68.2%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute24.5 min → 25.4 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 13.7%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 68.2%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.2% ±2.0 pp
Carpool11.9% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.7% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 26,970 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate56,460± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,970± 601 MOE
Workers with travel time23,274± 685 MOE
Estimated home workers3,696± 455 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.