ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25145702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cochituate, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home36.9%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone57.3%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute31.0 min → 28.0 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.1% → 36.9%▲ 11.8 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.3%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.8% → 57.3%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.3% ±7.2 pp
Carpool3.6% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home36.9% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,199 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,471± 522 MOE
Workers age 16+3,199± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time2,019± 302 MOE
Estimated home workers1,180± 204 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.