ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NH · GEOID 33196202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Durham, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip17.2 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone43.2%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute19.0 min → 17.2 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 15.6%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 1.1%▼ 5.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone43.0% → 43.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone43.2% ±6.1 pp
Carpool4.7% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.0 pp
Walk34.1% ±7.2 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.8 pp
Work from home15.6% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 4,189 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

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

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,681± 508 MOE
Workers age 16+4,189± 409 MOE
Workers with travel time3,534± 400 MOE
Estimated home workers655± 151 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.