ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ME · GEOID 23365002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kennebunk, Maine

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±10.8 min MOE
Worked from home36.6%±10.2 pp MOE
Drove alone58.3%±18.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute22.2 min → 22.7 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.0% → 36.6%▲ 11.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.0% → 58.3%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.3% ±18.2 pp
Carpool1.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home36.6% ±10.2 pp

Each share uses 2,924 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,221± 621 MOE
Workers age 16+2,924± 600 MOE
Workers with travel time1,854± 628 MOE
Estimated home workers1,070± 370 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.