What is the average commute in Arlington CDP, Massachusetts?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Arlington CDP, Massachusetts work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 34.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MA · GEOID 25016402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arlington, Massachusetts

Name: Commute estimates for Arlington CDP, Massachusetts
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.2 min one way; 34.5% worked from home, 43.5% drove alone, and 11.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home34.5%±2.8 pp MOE

Drove alone43.5%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.0%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 Arlington CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.4 min → 32.2 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.1% → 34.5%▲ 12.4 pp

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

Public transit15.7% → 11.1%▼ 4.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone51.2% → 43.5%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Arlington CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 43.5%; 11.1% used public transit and 34.5% worked from home.

Drive alone43.5% ±2.7 pp

Carpool3.0% ±1.0 pp

Public transit11.1% ±1.6 pp

Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle4.7% ±1.0 pp

Work from home34.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 26,959 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Arlington CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 88th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

88^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97^thTransit percentile

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

78^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Arlington CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 26,959 workers age 16+, including 17,664 workers with reported travel time and 9,295 home workers.

Population estimate46,350± 40 MOE

Workers age 16+26,959± 769 MOE

Workers with travel time17,664± 782 MOE

Estimated home workers9,295± 800 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 Massachusetts commute records for Arlington CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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