ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25560002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Randolph Town, Massachusetts

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.0 min one way; 15.1% worked from home, 65.0% drove alone, and 19.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip37.0 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.0%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.2%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 Randolph Town city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute37.8 min → 37.0 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 15.1%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit10.7% → 7.9%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.4% → 65.0%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Randolph Town city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.0%; 7.9% used public transit and 15.1% worked from home.

Drive alone65.0% ±3.4 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit7.9% ±2.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.1% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 18,163 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Randolph Town city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Randolph Town city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 18,163 workers age 16+, including 15,422 workers with reported travel time and 2,741 home workers.

Population estimate34,878± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+18,163± 725 MOE
Workers with travel time15,422± 742 MOE
Estimated home workers2,741± 639 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 Randolph Town city

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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