ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25539602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip18.5 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute16.9 min → 18.5 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 10.2%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.9%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 74.4%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±4.3 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.2% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 21,223 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,457± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+21,223± 865 MOE
Workers with travel time19,062± 1,080 MOE
Estimated home workers2,161± 475 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.