What is the average commute in Burlington CDP, Massachusetts?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 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 25098752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burlington, Massachusetts

Name: Commute estimates for Burlington CDP, Massachusetts
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.5 min one way; 22.5% worked from home, 68.6% drove alone, and 8.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home22.5%±3.2 pp MOE

Drove alone68.6%±2.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.8%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 Burlington CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.1 min → 27.5 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.7% → 22.5%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 3.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 68.6%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Burlington CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.6%; 3.0% used public transit and 22.5% worked from home.

Drive alone68.6% ±2.6 pp

Carpool4.9% ±1.8 pp

Public transit3.0% ±2.3 pp

Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp

Work from home22.5% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 13,947 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Burlington CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 63th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

63^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Burlington CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 13,947 workers age 16+, including 10,808 workers with reported travel time and 3,139 home workers.

Population estimate26,274± 26 MOE

Workers age 16+13,947± 716 MOE

Workers with travel time10,808± 743 MOE

Estimated home workers3,139± 481 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 Burlington 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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