ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25219902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Everett, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone51.7%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.7%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 commute37.2 min → 35.0 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 10.5%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit19.6% → 16.2%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.0% → 51.7%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.7% ±3.1 pp
Carpool12.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit16.2% ±3.0 pp
Walk3.5% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 26,548 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate50,045± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+26,548± 1,095 MOE
Workers with travel time23,760± 1,160 MOE
Estimated home workers2,788± 532 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.