ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cayuga County, New York

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute22.8 min → 22.8 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 7.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.3%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 78.8%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±1.4 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.7% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 34,115 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate75,102± — MOE
Workers age 16+34,115± 733 MOE
Workers with travel time31,472± 762 MOE
Estimated home workers2,643± 310 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.