ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson County, New York

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute18.9 min → 19.5 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 7.7%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 77.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±1.5 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.7% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 54,359 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate115,040± — MOE
Workers age 16+54,359± 913 MOE
Workers with travel time50,179± 981 MOE
Estimated home workers4,180± 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.