What is the average commute in York County, Maine?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in York County, Maine work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 16.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

York County, Maine

Name: Commute estimates for York County, Maine
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.7 min one way; 16.8% worked from home, 72.0% drove alone, and 8.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 York County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.1 percentage points.

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 York County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.0%; 0.5% used public transit and 16.8% worked from home.

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

How York County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 78th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

78^thMean commute percentile

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

84^thWork-from-home percentile

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

49^thTransit percentile

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

69^th60+ 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 York County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 112,306 workers age 16+, including 93,430 workers with reported travel time and 18,876 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maine commute records for York County

These 4 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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