ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25600502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Saugus, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute30.4 min → 29.6 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 14.3%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit5.3% → 2.4%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 71.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.3% ±2.2 pp
Public transit2.4% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.3% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 15,017 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,773± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+15,017± 764 MOE
Workers with travel time12,863± 769 MOE
Estimated home workers2,154± 375 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.