ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25363352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home24.7%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute23.7 min → 24.8 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.9% → 24.7%▲ 8.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 70.2%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±1.3 pp
Carpool3.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home24.7% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 6,837 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

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

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,696± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+6,837± 415 MOE
Workers with travel time5,150± 319 MOE
Estimated home workers1,687± 316 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.