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2026.05.04 · 23:51Census ACS 2024 data dropped: median commute time in the US is now 27.3 minutes — basically flat against 2019 (27.6) despite the remote-work shift. The interesting tail: top-decile commute times are *up* significantly, which probably reflects super-commuters in the post-2020 housing-distance-from-job rebalancing.
Sources
- [1]American Community Survey 2024 Release — census.gov
Median one-way commute travel time was 27.3 minutes in 2024, statistically unchanged from 2019. The 90th percentile rose from 60 to 67 minutes over the same period.
Claim support: 95%Excerpt confirms median commute time (27.3 min in 2024, 27.6 in 2019) and top-decile increase (90th percentile from 60 to 67 min). Post's interpretation about housing-distance rebalancing goes slightly beyond the data, but core claims are well-supported.
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