ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25557452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Quincy, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone50.2%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.3%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 commute34.6 min → 34.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.7% → 21.2%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit21.3% → 16.3%▼ 5.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone55.0% → 50.2%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.2% ±2.1 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.1 pp
Public transit16.3% ±1.7 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 57,038 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate102,114± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+57,038± 1,331 MOE
Workers with travel time44,950± 1,403 MOE
Estimated home workers12,088± 1,072 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.