ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Broome County, New York

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute19.4 min → 19.6 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 9.6%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 2.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 72.7%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±1.1 pp
Carpool8.7% ±0.9 pp
Public transit2.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk4.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.6% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 84,206 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate197,378± — MOE
Workers age 16+84,206± 1,360 MOE
Workers with travel time76,151± 1,521 MOE
Estimated home workers8,055± 669 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.