ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25375952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lynnfield, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home27.4%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.6%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 commute31.9 min → 32.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.4% → 27.4%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 3.1%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.1% → 63.8%▼ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±6.6 pp
Carpool4.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit3.1% ±1.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home27.4% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 6,299 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,064± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+6,299± 410 MOE
Workers with travel time4,575± 429 MOE
Estimated home workers1,724± 319 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.