ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · RI · GEOID 44202602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cumberland Hill, Rhode Island

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±8.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±12.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute24.4 min → 26.3 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 11.0%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.6% → 77.9%▼ 12.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±12.8 pp
Carpool9.0% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 4,982 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.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,648± 1,268 MOE
Workers age 16+4,982± 1,044 MOE
Workers with travel time4,432± 1,049 MOE
Estimated home workers550± 162 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.