ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richmond County, New York

Mean one-way trip43.1 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone51.6%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip32.1%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 commute44.5 min → 43.1 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 10.7%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit26.2% → 23.3%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.6% → 51.6%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.6% ±1.0 pp
Carpool10.0% ±0.7 pp
Public transit23.3% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.7% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 221,153 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 100k–500k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

100thTransit percentile

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

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate494,956± — MOE
Workers age 16+221,153± 2,424 MOE
Workers with travel time197,485± 2,478 MOE
Estimated home workers23,668± 1,393 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.