ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chautauqua County, New York

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute18.7 min → 19.6 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.9%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 75.3%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±1.4 pp
Carpool10.5% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.9% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 52,584 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate125,544± — MOE
Workers age 16+52,584± 1,062 MOE
Workers with travel time48,456± 1,085 MOE
Estimated home workers4,128± 486 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.