What is the average commute in Somersworth city, New Hampshire?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Somersworth city, New Hampshire work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NH · GEOID 33699402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Somersworth, New Hampshire

Name: Commute estimates for Somersworth city, New Hampshire
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.8 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 79.1% drove alone, and 9.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±4.2 min MOE

Worked from home11.7%±3.5 pp MOE

Drove alone79.1%±3.4 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 Somersworth city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.5 min → 25.8 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 11.7%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 2.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 79.1%▲ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Somersworth city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.1%; 2.3% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

Drive alone79.1% ±3.4 pp

Carpool6.3% ±4.6 pp

Public transit2.3% ±2.0 pp

Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home11.7% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 6,751 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Somersworth city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 56th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

56^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Somersworth city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,751 workers age 16+, including 5,958 workers with reported travel time and 793 home workers.

Population estimate12,111± 21 MOE

Workers age 16+6,751± 526 MOE

Workers with travel time5,958± 517 MOE

Estimated home workers793± 242 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New Hampshire commute records for Somersworth city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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