What is the average commute in Otsego County, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Otsego County, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Otsego County, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Otsego County, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.9 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 70.6% drove alone, and 6.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±1.6 min MOE

Worked from home11.7%±1.4 pp MOE

Drove alone70.6%±1.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.7%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 Otsego County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.9 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.2 min → 22.9 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 11.7%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 70.6%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Otsego County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.6%; 1.0% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

Drive alone70.6% ±1.8 pp

Carpool8.7% ±1.2 pp

Public transit1.0% ±0.5 pp

Walk7.3% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home11.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 26,338 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Otsego County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 37th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

37^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

44^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Otsego County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 26,338 workers age 16+, including 23,266 workers with reported travel time and 3,072 home workers.

Population estimate60,108± — MOE

Workers age 16+26,338± 806 MOE

Workers with travel time23,266± 853 MOE

Estimated home workers3,072± 391 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Otsego County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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