ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NH · GEOID 33712202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Hooksett, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute26.1 min → 26.3 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 7.1%▼ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 77.3%▲ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±5.9 pp
Carpool12.2% ±4.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 3,472 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,902± 643 MOE
Workers age 16+3,472± 474 MOE
Workers with travel time3,226± 467 MOE
Estimated home workers246± 90 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.