ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rockland County, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

87thMean commute percentile

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

60thWork-from-home percentile

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

99thTransit percentile

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

93th60+ 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 the shares

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.