ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ME · GEOID 23536852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Windham, Maine

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home20.9%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone63.7%±8.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute28.3 min → 26.2 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 20.9%▲ 11.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 63.7%▼ 20.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.7% ±8.7 pp
Carpool14.3% ±5.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home20.9% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 3,017 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% 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.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,417± 538 MOE
Workers age 16+3,017± 410 MOE
Workers with travel time2,386± 398 MOE
Estimated home workers631± 226 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.