ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25026902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Attleboro, Massachusetts

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.5 min one way; 14.5% worked from home, 72.2% drove alone, and 13.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home14.5%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 Attleboro city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.5 min → 30.5 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 14.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 2.4%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 72.2%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Attleboro city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.2%; 2.4% used public transit and 14.5% worked from home.

Drive alone72.2% ±1.8 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.5% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 24,647 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Attleboro city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 80th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Attleboro city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 24,647 workers age 16+, including 21,071 workers with reported travel time and 3,576 home workers.

Population estimate46,762± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+24,647± 851 MOE
Workers with travel time21,071± 836 MOE
Estimated home workers3,576± 535 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 Attleboro city

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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