ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25162852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Danvers, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.3%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.3%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute28.6 min → 28.4 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 19.3%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 2.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 70.3%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.3% ±3.6 pp
Carpool4.4% ±1.2 pp
Public transit2.9% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.3% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 15,489 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80thTransit percentile

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

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,098± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+15,489± 526 MOE
Workers with travel time12,507± 594 MOE
Estimated home workers2,982± 561 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.