ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NH · GEOID 330192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sullivan County, New Hampshire

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.1 min one way; 10.2% worked from home, 77.2% drove alone, and 7.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 Sullivan County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.9 min → 26.1 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 10.2%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 77.2%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Sullivan County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.2%; 0.1% used public transit and 10.2% worked from home.

Drive alone77.2% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 21,066 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Sullivan County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 65th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Sullivan County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 21,066 workers age 16+, including 18,908 workers with reported travel time and 2,158 home workers.

Population estimate43,715± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,066± 755 MOE
Workers with travel time18,908± 711 MOE
Estimated home workers2,158± 323 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 New Hampshire commute records for Sullivan County

These 5 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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