ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25602952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scituate, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip41.8 min±12.1 min MOE
Worked from home26.6%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone57.9%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip40.4%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 commute39.1 min → 41.8 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.5% → 26.6%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 8.1%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.7% → 57.9%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.9% ±7.7 pp
Carpool3.2% ±2.8 pp
Public transit8.1% ±3.9 pp
Walk3.3% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.7 pp
Work from home26.6% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 2,693 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

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

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,796± 593 MOE
Workers age 16+2,693± 363 MOE
Workers with travel time1,976± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers717± 159 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.