What is the average commute in Delaware County, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Delaware County, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Delaware County, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Delaware County, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.7 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 71.2% drove alone, and 7.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home12.5%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone71.2%±2.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.5%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 Delaware County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute26.0 min → 25.7 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 12.5%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.8%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 71.2%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Delaware County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.2%; 0.8% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

Drive alone71.2% ±2.1 pp

Carpool8.5% ±1.3 pp

Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp

Walk5.8% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home12.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 18,714 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Delaware County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 61th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

61^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Delaware County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 18,714 workers age 16+, including 16,381 workers with reported travel time and 2,333 home workers.

Population estimate44,487± — MOE

Workers age 16+18,714± 665 MOE

Workers with travel time16,381± 664 MOE

Estimated home workers2,333± 300 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Delaware County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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