ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ME · GEOID 23307602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hampden, Maine

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute24.0 min → 22.3 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 16.1%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 78.1%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±7.8 pp
Carpool5.3% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home16.1% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 2,653 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

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

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,161± 617 MOE
Workers age 16+2,653± 457 MOE
Workers with travel time2,227± 427 MOE
Estimated home workers426± 176 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.