ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Livingston County, New York

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute24.7 min → 25.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 8.6%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 75.9%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk5.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.6% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 27,311 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate61,498± — MOE
Workers age 16+27,311± 815 MOE
Workers with travel time24,972± 773 MOE
Estimated home workers2,339± 320 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.