What is the average commute in Northborough CDP, Massachusetts?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Northborough CDP, Massachusetts work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 25.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 11.4 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 25467852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northborough, Massachusetts

Name: Commute estimates for Northborough CDP, Massachusetts
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.7 min one way; 25.3% worked from home, 65.9% drove alone, and 13.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±7.5 min MOE

Worked from home25.3%±11.4 pp MOE

Drove alone65.9%±1.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip13.6%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 Northborough CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.1 min → 29.7 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.4% → 25.3%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.1%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.0% → 65.9%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Northborough CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.9%; 1.1% used public transit and 25.3% worked from home.

Drive alone65.9% ±1.8 pp

Carpool5.7% ±3.3 pp

Public transit1.1% ±1.2 pp

Walk1.2% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home25.3% ±11.4 pp

Each share uses 3,332 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Northborough CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 76th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

76^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Northborough CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,332 workers age 16+, including 2,488 workers with reported travel time and 844 home workers.

Population estimate6,392± 679 MOE

Workers age 16+3,332± 582 MOE

Workers with travel time2,488± 432 MOE

Estimated home workers844± 407 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 Northborough CDP

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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