ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NH · GEOID 330132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute26.7 min → 26.6 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 14.4%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 73.1%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±1.2 pp
Carpool8.2% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.4% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 79,894 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% 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 estimate155,967± — MOE
Workers age 16+79,894± 1,217 MOE
Workers with travel time68,386± 1,291 MOE
Estimated home workers11,508± 817 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.