ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oneida County, New York

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute19.8 min → 20.6 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 10.8%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 74.4%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±1.0 pp
Carpool9.1% ±0.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.8% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 99,808 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate229,124± — MOE
Workers age 16+99,808± 1,416 MOE
Workers with travel time89,025± 1,405 MOE
Estimated home workers10,783± 765 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.