ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ME · GEOID 23372352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kittery, Maine

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±7.2 pp MOE
Drove alone51.8%±8.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute17.5 min → 15.9 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.5% → 21.2%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.5% → 51.8%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.8% ±8.9 pp
Carpool10.7% ±5.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk13.4% ±5.6 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.2 pp
Work from home21.2% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 2,552 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,110± 531 MOE
Workers age 16+2,552± 343 MOE
Workers with travel time2,010± 329 MOE
Estimated home workers542± 197 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.