ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NH · GEOID 33337802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hanover, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home26.7%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone45.4%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute15.7 min → 19.0 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 26.7%▲ 14.6 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.3%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone51.3% → 45.4%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone45.4% ±7.4 pp
Carpool7.2% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk17.3% ±4.6 pp
Bicycle2.0% ±1.5 pp
Work from home26.7% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 2,762 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,479± 350 MOE
Workers age 16+2,762± 302 MOE
Workers with travel time2,025± 311 MOE
Estimated home workers737± 184 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.