ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25787952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±11.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute19.9 min → 24.9 min▲ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 6.9%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 82.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±7.6 pp
Carpool6.9% ±6.9 pp
Public transit1.4% ±2.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.9 pp
Work from home6.9% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 2,501 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,194± 814 MOE
Workers age 16+2,501± 426 MOE
Workers with travel time2,328± 415 MOE
Estimated home workers173± 93 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.