ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NH · GEOID 33751402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Suncook, New Hampshire

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home15.5%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute25.6 min → 24.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 15.5%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.8% → 71.9%▼ 13.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±7.2 pp
Carpool11.0% ±5.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.5% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 2,801 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% 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.

30th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,432± 713 MOE
Workers age 16+2,801± 461 MOE
Workers with travel time2,366± 365 MOE
Estimated home workers435± 202 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.