What is the average commute in Melrose city, Massachusetts?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 29.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 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 25401152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Melrose, Massachusetts

Name: Commute estimates for Melrose city, Massachusetts
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.5 min one way; 29.6% worked from home, 48.6% drove alone, and 15.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.5 min±3.3 min MOE

Worked from home29.6%±2.7 pp MOE

Drove alone48.6%±2.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.9%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 Melrose city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute36.2 min → 34.5 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.2% → 29.6%▲ 11.4 pp

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

Public transit19.5% → 12.4%▼ 7.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone55.1% → 48.6%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Melrose city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 48.6%; 12.4% used public transit and 29.6% worked from home.

Drive alone48.6% ±2.9 pp

Carpool5.4% ±1.8 pp

Public transit12.4% ±2.1 pp

Walk1.8% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp

Work from home29.6% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 16,058 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Melrose city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94^thMean commute percentile

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

94^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Melrose city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,058 workers age 16+, including 11,310 workers with reported travel time and 4,748 home workers.

Population estimate29,650± 28 MOE

Workers age 16+16,058± 540 MOE

Workers with travel time11,310± 696 MOE

Estimated home workers4,748± 467 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 Melrose 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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