ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25316802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hull, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone67.0%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.1%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 → 33.2 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 19.7%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit7.6% → 6.6%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 67.0%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.0% ±8.2 pp
Carpool3.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit6.6% ±2.0 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home19.7% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 6,054 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,138± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+6,054± 437 MOE
Workers with travel time4,864± 522 MOE
Estimated home workers1,190± 274 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.