ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25189802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Falmouth, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip35.5 min±18.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±9.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 commute30.3 min → 35.5 min▲ 5.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 15.1%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 2.3%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 77.0%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±9.8 pp
Carpool2.8% ±2.4 pp
Public transit2.3% ±2.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.2 pp
Work from home15.1% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 2,896 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

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

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,245± 840 MOE
Workers age 16+2,896± 601 MOE
Workers with travel time2,458± 582 MOE
Estimated home workers438± 189 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.