ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clinton County, New York

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute19.7 min → 20.4 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 7.6%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 76.5%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.6% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 35,660 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate78,493± — MOE
Workers age 16+35,660± 738 MOE
Workers with travel time32,961± 820 MOE
Estimated home workers2,699± 424 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.