ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montgomery County, New York

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute24.0 min → 24.0 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 9.4%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 75.6%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±2.3 pp
Carpool10.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 22,663 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,528± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,663± 648 MOE
Workers with travel time20,528± 635 MOE
Estimated home workers2,135± 332 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.