ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

York County, Maine

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute27.3 min → 27.7 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 16.8%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 72.0%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±1.3 pp
Carpool7.4% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.8% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 112,306 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate216,731± — MOE
Workers age 16+112,306± 1,374 MOE
Workers with travel time93,430± 1,626 MOE
Estimated home workers18,876± 1,085 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.