ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25374902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lynn, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone66.4%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute31.8 min → 31.5 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 7.9%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit8.2% → 8.7%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.7% → 66.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.4% ±2.3 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit8.7% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.9% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 50,131 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate101,709± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+50,131± 1,222 MOE
Workers with travel time46,177± 1,263 MOE
Estimated home workers3,954± 522 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.