ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orleans County, New York

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute25.3 min → 26.1 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 10.5%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 74.8%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 17,516 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% 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.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,608± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,516± 563 MOE
Workers with travel time15,683± 622 MOE
Estimated home workers1,833± 352 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.