What is the average commute in Somerville city, Massachusetts?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Somerville city, Massachusetts work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 31.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MA · GEOID 25625352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Somerville, Massachusetts

Name: Commute estimates for Somerville city, Massachusetts
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.0 min one way; 31.3% worked from home, 29.9% drove alone, and 7.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±1.5 min MOE

Worked from home31.3%±2.2 pp MOE

Drove alone29.9%±1.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.7%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 Somerville city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.0 min → 31.0 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.8% → 31.3%▲ 12.6 pp

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

Public transit25.5% → 19.3%▼ 6.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone32.3% → 29.9%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Somerville city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 29.9%; 19.3% used public transit and 31.3% worked from home.

Drive alone29.9% ±1.5 pp

Carpool4.7% ±0.8 pp

Public transit19.3% ±1.2 pp

Walk8.5% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle5.4% ±0.7 pp

Work from home31.3% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 55,800 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Somerville city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

83^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95^thWork-from-home percentile

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

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Somerville city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 55,800 workers age 16+, including 38,312 workers with reported travel time and 17,488 home workers.

Population estimate81,036± 33 MOE

Workers age 16+55,800± 1,121 MOE

Workers with travel time38,312± 1,067 MOE

Estimated home workers17,488± 1,291 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 Somerville 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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