How long is the commute from Bourne (community), MA?

Name: Commute and cars in Bourne (community), MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Workers who live in Bourne (community), MA take an average of 22.1 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

72.7% of workers drive alone to work.

0.0% take public transportation.

0.0% of workers walk to work.

19.3% work from home.

3.6% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 22.1 minutes (±5.8)
Public transportation: 0.0%
Work from home: 19.3%
Households without a car: 3.6%

How people in Bourne (community) get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Bourne (community)	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Drove alone	72.7% (±21.6 points)	72.1%	61.2%	68.8%
Carpooled	8.0% (±9.3 points)	7.0%	7.0%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±4.7 points)	1.2%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked	0.0% (±4.7 points)	1.9%	4.1%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.0% (±4.7 points)	1.8%	2.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	19.3% (±20.8 points)	16.0%	18.6%	15.1%

In Bourne (community), the average commute is not measurably different from Barnstable County (24.8 minutes).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (29.1 minutes).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (26.4 minutes).

In Bourne (community), the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Barnstable County (1.2%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (6.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.2%).

In Barnstable County, Bourne (community) ranks 22 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 144 of 165.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Cars per household in Bourne (community)

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Bourne (community)	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
No vehicle	3.6% (±4.6 points)	5.4%	11.7%	8.4%
1 vehicle	37.0% (±14.5 points)	34.2%	36.1%	33.1%
2 vehicles	40.3% (±14.0 points)	40.4%	35.7%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	19.1% (±11.6 points)	20.1%	16.5%	21.9%

In Bourne (community), the share of households without a vehicle is not measurably different from Barnstable County (5.4%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (11.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (8.4%).

Working from home and internet access in Bourne (community)

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bourne (community)	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Workers working from home	19.3% (±20.8 points)	16.0% (±0.9 points)	18.6% (±0.2 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	100.0% (±4.5 points)	96.5% (±0.4 points)	95.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	98.7% (±2.2 points)	94.3% (±0.5 points)	92.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In Bourne (community), the share of households with a broadband subscription is higher than in Barnstable County (94.3%).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts (92.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near Bourne (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bourne (community)
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Bourne (community)	—	22.1 minutes (±5.8)	—
Monument Beach	1.2 mi	26.7 minutes (±5.1)	Not measurably different
Buzzards Bay	1.5 mi	32.1 minutes (±7.5)	Higher
Onset	2.9 mi	14.9 minutes (±5.2)	Not measurably different
Pocasset	3.6 mi	26.0 minutes (±6.4)	Not measurably different
White Island Shores	4.7 mi	37.4 minutes (±13.2)	Higher
Wareham	4.9 mi	27.5 minutes (±2.7)	Not measurably different
Wareham Center	5.5 mi	29.4 minutes (±7.1)	Not measurably different
Sagamore	5.6 mi	26.1 minutes (±4.6)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Buzzards Bay, MA (32.1 minutes), White Island Shores, MA (37.4 minutes).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Average commute across Barnstable County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
16	West Falmouth	24.2 minutes (±3.7)
17	East Harwich	24.1 minutes (±7.6)
18	Northwest Harwich	24.0 minutes (±4.7)
19 (tie)	Sandwich (community)	23.8 minutes (±3.6)
19 (tie)	South Yarmouth	23.8 minutes (±6.4)
21	Harwich Center	23.6 minutes (±7.8)
22	Bourne (community)	22.1 minutes (±5.8)
23	North Eastham	21.8 minutes (±6.4)
24	West Chatham	20.9 minutes (±7.0)
25	Orleans (community)	18.8 minutes (±4.0)
26	Chatham (community)	18.3 minutes (±5.2)
27	West Dennis	16.8 minutes (±2.8)
28	Brewster (community)	16.0 minutes (±4.2)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bourne (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Bourne, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bourne (community)

How long is the average commute in Bourne (community)?

Workers who live in Bourne (community), MA take an average of 22.1 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in Bourne (community) without a car?

3.6% of households in Bourne (community) have no vehicle, and 0.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in Bourne (community)?

19.3% (±20.8 points) of workers who live in Bourne (community) worked from home, and 98.7% of households have a broadband subscription.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bourne CDP, Massachusetts (place:07140, in state:25).

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DP03_0018E, DP03_0018M, DP03_0025E, DP03_0025M, DP03_0019PE, DP03_0019PM, DP03_0020PE, DP03_0020PM, DP03_0021PE, DP03_0021PM, DP03_0022PE, DP03_0022PM, DP03_0023PE, DP03_0023PM, DP03_0024PE, DP03_0024PM, DP04_0058PE, DP04_0058PM, DP04_0059PE, DP04_0059PM, DP04_0060PE, DP04_0060PM, DP04_0061PE, DP04_0061PM, DP02_0153PE, DP02_0153PM, DP02_0154PE, DP02_0154PM

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