ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · RI · GEOID 44743002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warwick, Rhode Island

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±1.9 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 commute24.9 min → 24.6 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 12.4%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 77.1%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±1.9 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.2 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.4% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 42,789 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% 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.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,175± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+42,789± 1,102 MOE
Workers with travel time37,504± 1,054 MOE
Estimated home workers5,285± 519 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.