ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25304202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holbrook, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip37.9 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.6%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 commute35.4 min → 37.9 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 12.1%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit13.0% → 5.1%▼ 7.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.7% → 71.9%▲ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±6.8 pp
Carpool6.8% ±3.6 pp
Public transit5.1% ±2.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.1% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 5,995 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% 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 estimate11,380± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+5,995± 476 MOE
Workers with travel time5,272± 469 MOE
Estimated home workers723± 206 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.