ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MA · GEOID 25805452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winchester, Massachusetts

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home33.8%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone51.6%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute32.8 min → 31.4 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.1% → 33.8%▲ 12.7 pp

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

Public transit8.5% → 6.2%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.4% → 51.6%▼ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.6% ±3.5 pp
Carpool4.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit6.2% ±1.7 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.5 pp
Work from home33.8% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 11,554 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.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,406± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+11,554± 499 MOE
Workers with travel time7,644± 507 MOE
Estimated home workers3,910± 390 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.