ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25345502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrence, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute22.3 min → 23.0 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 6.8%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit3.2% → 3.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.4% → 66.3%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool14.6% ±2.4 pp
Public transit3.6% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 42,026 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate88,736± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+42,026± 1,206 MOE
Workers with travel time39,156± 1,202 MOE
Estimated home workers2,870± 491 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.