What is the average commute in Marlborough city, Massachusetts?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Marlborough city, Massachusetts work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 16.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MA · GEOID 25387152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Name: Commute estimates for Marlborough city, Massachusetts
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.7 min one way; 16.2% worked from home, 65.2% drove alone, and 14.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±3.1 min MOE

Worked from home16.2%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone65.2%±3.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.3%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 Marlborough city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.8 min → 29.7 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 16.2%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 65.2%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Marlborough city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.2%; 0.4% used public transit and 16.2% worked from home.

Drive alone65.2% ±3.6 pp

Carpool12.3% ±2.3 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.9% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home16.2% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 22,370 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Marlborough city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 76th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

76^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Marlborough city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 22,370 workers age 16+, including 18,735 workers with reported travel time and 3,635 home workers.

Population estimate41,647± 46 MOE

Workers age 16+22,370± 971 MOE

Workers with travel time18,735± 993 MOE

Estimated home workers3,635± 558 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Massachusetts commute records for Marlborough city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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