ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lewis County, New York

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute24.3 min → 24.2 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 7.5%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.1%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 76.0%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.8% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 11,622 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,607± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,622± 336 MOE
Workers with travel time10,750± 356 MOE
Estimated home workers872± 174 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.