ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25001352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Abington, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 commute36.1 min → 33.2 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 15.1%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit8.2% → 3.6%▼ 4.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 72.2%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±4.1 pp
Carpool6.3% ±2.8 pp
Public transit3.6% ±2.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home15.1% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 9,450 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,053± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+9,450± 483 MOE
Workers with travel time8,022± 513 MOE
Estimated home workers1,428± 277 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.