ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25536802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pinehurst, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone68.9%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute31.2 min → 27.0 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 13.1%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit5.2% → 2.6%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 68.9%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.9% ±6.7 pp
Carpool9.3% ±5.3 pp
Public transit2.6% ±1.7 pp
Walk3.7% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.1% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,737 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,845± 604 MOE
Workers age 16+3,737± 394 MOE
Workers with travel time3,246± 410 MOE
Estimated home workers491± 130 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.