ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NH · GEOID 33217802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Merrimack, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute22.8 min → 23.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.6% → 21.2%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.4%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 67.9%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±5.3 pp
Carpool9.1% ±5.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home21.2% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 3,272 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% 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.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,081± 589 MOE
Workers age 16+3,272± 450 MOE
Workers with travel time2,579± 397 MOE
Estimated home workers693± 214 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.