ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Herkimer County, New York

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute23.9 min → 25.7 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 10.1%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 77.2%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.2% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 26,990 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate59,757± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,990± 776 MOE
Workers with travel time24,269± 825 MOE
Estimated home workers2,721± 386 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.