ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25378752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Malden, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip34.4 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home19.8%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone42.3%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.0%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 commute36.7 min → 34.4 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 19.8%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit24.9% → 18.8%▼ 6.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.4% → 42.3%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone42.3% ±2.7 pp
Carpool13.6% ±1.9 pp
Public transit18.8% ±1.7 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.8% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 36,851 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,906± 67 MOE
Workers age 16+36,851± 1,381 MOE
Workers with travel time29,549± 1,439 MOE
Estimated home workers7,302± 894 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.