ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25452452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newburyport, Massachusetts

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

82thMean commute percentile

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

94thWork-from-home percentile

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

84thTransit percentile

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

89th60+ 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 the shares

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.