ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NH · GEOID 33393002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Keene, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip17.2 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute16.3 min → 17.2 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 15.6%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.1% → 66.1%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool9.4% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk7.1% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.6% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 11,788 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.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,939± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+11,788± 536 MOE
Workers with travel time9,944± 533 MOE
Estimated home workers1,844± 333 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.