ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25592102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Salisbury, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±9.1 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±7.2 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 commute34.0 min → 29.9 min▼ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 19.7%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 73.2%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±7.2 pp
Carpool5.8% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home19.7% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 3,102 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,656± 592 MOE
Workers age 16+3,102± 484 MOE
Workers with travel time2,490± 454 MOE
Estimated home workers612± 235 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.