ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NH · GEOID 33651402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rochester, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute26.8 min → 26.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 11.8%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.1%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 78.0%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±3.6 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 17,925 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,144± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+17,925± 807 MOE
Workers with travel time15,804± 856 MOE
Estimated home workers2,121± 388 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.