What is the average commute in Hingham CDP, Massachusetts?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 38.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Hingham CDP, Massachusetts work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 31.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MA · GEOID 25301752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hingham, Massachusetts

Name: Commute estimates for Hingham CDP, Massachusetts
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 38.3 min one way; 31.3% worked from home, 49.6% drove alone, and 27.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip38.3 min±10.3 min MOE

Worked from home31.3%±8.7 pp MOE

Drove alone49.6%±5.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip27.5%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 Hingham CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute39.8 min → 38.3 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home27.7% → 31.3%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit18.5% → 15.7%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone45.2% → 49.6%▲ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hingham CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 49.6%; 15.7% used public transit and 31.3% worked from home.

Drive alone49.6% ±5.7 pp

Carpool1.6% ±2.2 pp

Public transit15.7% ±6.5 pp

Walk0.9% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp

Work from home31.3% ±8.7 pp

Each share uses 2,266 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hingham CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

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

98^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hingham CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,266 workers age 16+, including 1,557 workers with reported travel time and 709 home workers.

Population estimate5,130± 739 MOE

Workers age 16+2,266± 378 MOE

Workers with travel time1,557± 254 MOE

Estimated home workers709± 229 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Massachusetts commute records for Hingham CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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