ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25081302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bridgewater Town, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.2%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 commute31.2 min → 31.4 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 12.7%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 1.4%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 72.9%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.9% ±3.1 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk5.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.7% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 14,037 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,471± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+14,037± 605 MOE
Workers with travel time12,259± 650 MOE
Estimated home workers1,778± 385 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.