ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25294052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Haverhill, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 commute27.4 min → 27.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 12.5%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.8%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 75.0%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 34,489 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% 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.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,698± 63 MOE
Workers age 16+34,489± 1,033 MOE
Workers with travel time30,184± 1,107 MOE
Estimated home workers4,305± 524 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.