ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25417252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milton, Massachusetts

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

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

94thTransit percentile

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

90th60+ 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 the shares

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.