ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25014302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Andover, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home26.9%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone56.3%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute27.9 min → 24.0 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.4% → 26.9%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 3.0%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.0% → 56.3%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.3% ±8.1 pp
Carpool3.9% ±1.8 pp
Public transit3.0% ±1.9 pp
Walk8.6% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home26.9% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 4,755 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,451± 785 MOE
Workers age 16+4,755± 547 MOE
Workers with travel time3,477± 501 MOE
Estimated home workers1,278± 261 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.