ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Putnam County, New York

Mean one-way trip39.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.6%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 commute39.2 min → 39.3 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 14.4%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit7.0% → 5.8%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 69.2%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.4% ±0.9 pp
Public transit5.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.4% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 49,140 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.

100thMean commute percentile

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

93thWork-from-home percentile

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

100thTransit percentile

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

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate98,107± — MOE
Workers age 16+49,140± 994 MOE
Workers with travel time42,052± 1,254 MOE
Estimated home workers7,088± 858 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.