ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25491652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Scituate, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±10.3 min MOE
Worked from home27.9%±7.9 pp MOE
Drove alone62.5%±11.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.1%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 commute35.1 min → 34.7 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.5% → 27.9%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit8.9% → 6.5%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.5% → 62.5%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.5% ±11.9 pp
Carpool0.3% ±0.6 pp
Public transit6.5% ±3.5 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.8 pp
Work from home27.9% ±7.9 pp

Each share uses 3,144 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,492± 698 MOE
Workers age 16+3,144± 543 MOE
Workers with travel time2,267± 485 MOE
Estimated home workers877± 292 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.