What is the average commute in Newburyport city, Massachusetts?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 28.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 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 25452452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Name: Commute estimates for Newburyport city, Massachusetts
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.5 min one way; 28.9% worked from home, 58.2% drove alone, and 16.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±4.5 min MOE

Worked from home28.9%±4.0 pp MOE

Drove alone58.2%±4.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.3%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 Newburyport city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.6 min → 31.5 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.9% → 28.9%▲ 13.0 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 2.8%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.1% → 58.2%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Newburyport city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 58.2%; 2.8% used public transit and 28.9% worked from home.

Drive alone58.2% ±4.7 pp

Carpool2.6% ±1.2 pp

Public transit2.8% ±1.2 pp

Walk5.4% ±2.6 pp

Bicycle0.7% ±0.7 pp

Work from home28.9% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 9,381 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Newburyport city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

82^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thWork-from-home percentile

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

84^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Newburyport city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,381 workers age 16+, including 6,669 workers with reported travel time and 2,712 home workers.

Population estimate18,652± 47 MOE

Workers age 16+9,381± 473 MOE

Workers with travel time6,669± 569 MOE

Estimated home workers2,712± 398 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 Newburyport 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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