ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25742102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wellesley, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home32.0%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone47.7%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute29.6 min → 27.2 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.0% → 32.0%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 5.1%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.7% → 47.7%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone47.7% ±3.9 pp
Carpool3.9% ±1.1 pp
Public transit5.1% ±1.4 pp
Walk10.1% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home32.0% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 13,267 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,347± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+13,267± 542 MOE
Workers with travel time9,019± 588 MOE
Estimated home workers4,248± 422 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.