ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NH · GEOID 33142002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Concord, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home14.1%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute22.5 min → 23.0 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 14.1%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 71.1%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.8% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.1% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 22,439 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 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,375± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+22,439± 884 MOE
Workers with travel time19,285± 880 MOE
Estimated home workers3,154± 430 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.