ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · RI · GEOID 440012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bristol County, Rhode Island

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±3.1 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 commute25.7 min → 26.4 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 15.6%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 70.8%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±3.1 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.6% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 25,528 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate50,490± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,528± 666 MOE
Workers with travel time21,547± 711 MOE
Estimated home workers3,981± 466 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.