ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25136602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chicopee, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute19.6 min → 21.3 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 8.0%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 78.3%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±2.9 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 25,570 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate55,295± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+25,570± 954 MOE
Workers with travel time23,512± 1,034 MOE
Estimated home workers2,058± 458 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.