ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NH · GEOID 330052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute22.9 min → 23.7 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 13.1%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 74.7%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 38,441 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

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

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate77,297± — MOE
Workers age 16+38,441± 780 MOE
Workers with travel time33,412± 866 MOE
Estimated home workers5,029± 530 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.