ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Saratoga County, New York

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute25.2 min → 25.5 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 17.3%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 73.7%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±1.0 pp
Carpool5.8% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.3% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 122,396 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate238,284± — MOE
Workers age 16+122,396± 1,340 MOE
Workers with travel time101,269± 1,570 MOE
Estimated home workers21,127± 1,263 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.