ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25350752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leominster, Massachusetts

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.1 min one way; 10.9% worked from home, 77.2% drove alone, and 8.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 Leominster city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.9 min → 26.1 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 10.9%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.5%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 77.2%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Leominster city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.2%; 1.5% used public transit and 10.9% worked from home.

Drive alone77.2% ±3.1 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.9% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 22,754 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Leominster city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 55th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Leominster city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 22,754 workers age 16+, including 20,267 workers with reported travel time and 2,487 home workers.

Population estimate43,909± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+22,754± 915 MOE
Workers with travel time20,267± 906 MOE
Estimated home workers2,487± 480 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Massachusetts commute records for Leominster city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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