ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NH · GEOID 33502602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nashua, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.4%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.5%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute25.5 min → 26.0 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 17.4%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 69.5%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.5% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home17.4% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 50,682 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate91,294± 68 MOE
Workers age 16+50,682± 1,129 MOE
Workers with travel time41,848± 1,329 MOE
Estimated home workers8,834± 822 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.