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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.8 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 360872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rockland County, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Rockland County, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.7 min one way; 13.4% worked from home, 64.8% drove alone, and 14.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±1.0 min MOE

Worked from home13.4%±0.8 pp MOE

Drove alone64.8%±1.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.3%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 Rockland County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.2 min → 29.7 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 13.4%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit7.2% → 6.2%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.7% → 64.8%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rockland County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.8%; 6.2% used public transit and 13.4% worked from home.

Drive alone64.8% ±1.4 pp

Carpool9.5% ±0.6 pp

Public transit6.2% ±0.6 pp

Walk3.1% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp

Work from home13.4% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 145,803 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rockland County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

87^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

60^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

93^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rockland County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 145,803 workers age 16+, including 126,295 workers with reported travel time and 19,508 home workers.

Population estimate341,883± — MOE

Workers age 16+145,803± 1,756 MOE

Workers with travel time126,295± 2,041 MOE

Estimated home workers19,508± 1,157 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 Rockland 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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