ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25308402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.6%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute20.2 min → 19.3 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 11.1%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 3.4%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 72.6%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.6% ±3.3 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.3 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.9 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.1% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 14,908 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,813± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+14,908± 801 MOE
Workers with travel time13,249± 729 MOE
Estimated home workers1,659± 389 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.