ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25384352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home34.0%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone51.4%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.9%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 commute36.5 min → 32.9 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.0% → 34.0%▲ 13.0 pp

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

Public transit8.1% → 5.4%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.5% → 51.4%▼ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.4% ±3.9 pp
Carpool5.2% ±2.1 pp
Public transit5.4% ±2.1 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home34.0% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 10,443 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,413± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+10,443± 473 MOE
Workers with travel time6,896± 512 MOE
Estimated home workers3,547± 410 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.