ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Otsego County, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

37thMean commute percentile

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

81thWork-from-home percentile

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

93thTransit percentile

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

44th60+ 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 the shares

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.