ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25624652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Somerset, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone84.4%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute24.8 min → 31.3 min▲ 6.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 12.0%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.3% → 84.4%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.4% ±2.5 pp
Carpool2.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.0% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 9,235 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,298± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+9,235± 480 MOE
Workers with travel time8,130± 456 MOE
Estimated home workers1,105± 272 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.