ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25230002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fall River, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute25.1 min → 25.8 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 7.1%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.8%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 70.9%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±2.3 pp
Carpool15.1% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 43,658 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate94,082± 120 MOE
Workers age 16+43,658± 1,253 MOE
Workers with travel time40,547± 1,243 MOE
Estimated home workers3,111± 551 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.