ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sagadahoc County, Maine

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.2%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute24.2 min → 25.8 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 16.9%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 71.2%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.2% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.9% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 18,335 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

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

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,285± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,335± 675 MOE
Workers with travel time15,233± 728 MOE
Estimated home workers3,102± 469 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.