What is the average commute in Milton CDP, Massachusetts?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Milton CDP, Massachusetts work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 29.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 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 25417252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milton, Massachusetts

Name: Commute estimates for Milton CDP, Massachusetts
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.3 min one way; 29.7% worked from home, 53.6% drove alone, and 15.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±4.1 min MOE

Worked from home29.7%±2.9 pp MOE

Drove alone53.6%±3.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.2%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 Milton CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.4 min → 31.3 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.0% → 29.7%▲ 11.7 pp

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

Public transit12.2% → 7.7%▼ 4.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.6% → 53.6%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Milton CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 53.6%; 7.7% used public transit and 29.7% worked from home.

Drive alone53.6% ±3.2 pp

Carpool4.0% ±1.7 pp

Public transit7.7% ±4.2 pp

Walk3.0% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.7% ±0.5 pp

Work from home29.7% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 14,174 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Milton CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 84th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

84^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% 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.

94^thTransit percentile

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

90^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Milton CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,174 workers age 16+, including 9,969 workers with reported travel time and 4,205 home workers.

Population estimate28,587± 26 MOE

Workers age 16+14,174± 578 MOE

Workers with travel time9,969± 636 MOE

Estimated home workers4,205± 440 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 Milton CDP

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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