ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25261502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute26.3 min → 23.9 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 12.7%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 2.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 71.9%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±3.0 pp
Carpool5.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.2% ±0.9 pp
Walk6.0% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 15,150 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thTransit percentile

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

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,075± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+15,150± 679 MOE
Workers with travel time13,227± 722 MOE
Estimated home workers1,923± 362 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.