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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 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 360352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fulton County, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Fulton County, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.4 min one way; 6.9% worked from home, 80.8% drove alone, and 10.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±1.6 min MOE

Worked from home6.9%±1.2 pp MOE

Drove alone80.8%±1.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.3%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 Fulton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.8 min → 25.4 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 6.9%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 80.8%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fulton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.8%; 0.3% used public transit and 6.9% worked from home.

Drive alone80.8% ±1.9 pp

Carpool8.1% ±1.5 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.8% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home6.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 24,383 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fulton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 58th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

58^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fulton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 24,383 workers age 16+, including 22,693 workers with reported travel time and 1,690 home workers.

Population estimate52,487± — MOE

Workers age 16+24,383± 636 MOE

Workers with travel time22,693± 678 MOE

Estimated home workers1,690± 299 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 Fulton 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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