ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ME · GEOID 23878102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yarmouth, Maine

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±9.1 min MOE
Worked from home19.3%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±14.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute20.6 min → 25.5 min▲ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 19.3%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.3%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 75.5%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±14.1 pp
Carpool3.0% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.3% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 3,329 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,289± 625 MOE
Workers age 16+3,329± 547 MOE
Workers with travel time2,687± 630 MOE
Estimated home workers642± 199 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.