ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · RI · GEOID 44499602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newport, Rhode Island

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home18.5%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone57.5%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute19.2 min → 18.9 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.9% → 18.5%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 2.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.4% → 57.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.5% ±5.0 pp
Carpool6.1% ±2.1 pp
Public transit2.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk12.4% ±3.9 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±0.9 pp
Work from home18.5% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 12,655 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,874± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+12,655± 589 MOE
Workers with travel time10,312± 700 MOE
Estimated home workers2,343± 421 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.