ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25165302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dedham, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.4%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute32.3 min → 29.3 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 20.0%▲ 8.7 pp

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

Public transit8.4% → 5.6%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.6% → 63.4%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.4% ±3.4 pp
Carpool7.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit5.6% ±1.3 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.0% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 14,012 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,237± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+14,012± 593 MOE
Workers with travel time11,211± 617 MOE
Estimated home workers2,801± 391 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.