ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25412002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milford, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip37.1 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.1%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 commute29.5 min → 37.1 min▲ 7.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 13.0%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 66.3%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±4.5 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.0% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 14,735 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,731± 382 MOE
Workers age 16+14,735± 789 MOE
Workers with travel time12,813± 864 MOE
Estimated home workers1,922± 369 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.