ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25462252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Adams, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip17.4 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute18.4 min → 17.4 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 9.2%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.4%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 76.1%▲ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±3.2 pp
Carpool6.2% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk7.3% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.2% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 5,442 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,606± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+5,442± 422 MOE
Workers with travel time4,941± 397 MOE
Estimated home workers501± 194 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.