ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Delaware County, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

61thMean commute percentile

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

85thWork-from-home percentile

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

90thTransit percentile

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

53th60+ 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 the shares

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.