ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, Maine

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute24.9 min → 23.3 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 13.2%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 72.8%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool10.0% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 16,627 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,099± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,627± 570 MOE
Workers with travel time14,426± 604 MOE
Estimated home workers2,201± 329 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.