ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25051052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Belmont, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home31.5%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone48.2%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute30.6 min → 29.3 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.7% → 31.5%▲ 11.8 pp

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

Public transit13.9% → 9.3%▼ 4.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.3% → 48.2%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone48.2% ±2.8 pp
Carpool4.3% ±1.2 pp
Public transit9.3% ±1.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle3.4% ±1.0 pp
Work from home31.5% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 13,972 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,175± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+13,972± 473 MOE
Workers with travel time9,570± 484 MOE
Estimated home workers4,402± 470 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.