ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Onondaga County, New York

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute20.1 min → 20.2 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 13.1%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 2.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 71.7%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±0.7 pp
Carpool7.6% ±0.5 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.1% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 222,268 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate471,129± — MOE
Workers age 16+222,268± 2,011 MOE
Workers with travel time193,136± 1,963 MOE
Estimated home workers29,132± 1,268 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.