How Do Plymouth County Commute Times Compare?

BROCKTON, MA — Commuters in Plymouth County take a little longer than the rest of the state when it comes to travel times, according to new data released in a U.S. Census survey for 2015.

On average, Plymouth County commuters take about 32.9 minutes to get to work, about four minutes more than Massachusetts as a whole, and a bit longer than the more urban Boston area, where the average commute is about 32 minutes.

The good news is that, unlike most of the state, that local travel time hasn't gotten any longer than it was in 2014.

The breakdown of how people are getting to work in Plymouth County looks something like this for 2015:

• Car, truck, van (driving alone): 81.2%
• Car, truck, or van (carpooling): 6.4%
• Public transportation (taxicabs excluded): 5.6%
• Walking: 1.4%
• Other means: 1.5%
• Worked at home: 4%

And like this, in 2014:

• Car, truck, van (driving alone): 81.7%
• Car, truck, or van (carpooling): 7.3%
• Public transportation (taxicabs excluded): 5%
• Walking: 1.9%
• Other means: 0.9%
• Worked at home: 3.3%

The U.S. Census performs the American Community Survey each year, asking questions about housing, employment and other demographic information. The findings are released for states and major metro areas each September, and complete data on every community is released toward the end of the year.

See how Massachusetts commute times compared to the rest of the country here.

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