ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25677002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stoneham, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home24.6%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.4%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 commute28.8 min → 27.8 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 24.6%▲ 14.7 pp

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

Public transit6.2% → 2.5%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 66.8%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±3.8 pp
Carpool4.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home24.6% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 12,612 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,355± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+12,612± 632 MOE
Workers with travel time9,515± 641 MOE
Estimated home workers3,097± 483 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.