ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · RI · GEOID 44229602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Providence, Rhode Island

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute23.3 min → 22.6 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 12.4%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.2%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 73.7%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool8.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 23,804 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,281± 54 MOE
Workers age 16+23,804± 1,021 MOE
Workers with travel time20,842± 976 MOE
Estimated home workers2,962± 640 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.