ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25502852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norwood, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone63.9%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute32.0 min → 30.3 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 16.1%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit9.2% → 9.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.6% → 63.9%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.9% ±3.4 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.0 pp
Public transit9.3% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home16.1% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 17,386 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,542± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+17,386± 707 MOE
Workers with travel time14,593± 725 MOE
Estimated home workers2,793± 449 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.