ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25301752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hingham, Massachusetts

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

97thMean commute percentile

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

96thWork-from-home percentile

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

99thTransit percentile

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

98th60+ 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 the shares

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.