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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 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 360972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Schuyler County, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Schuyler County, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.1 min one way; 9.4% worked from home, 76.5% drove alone, and 4.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±2.5 min MOE

Worked from home9.4%±1.8 pp MOE

Drove alone76.5%±3.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.6%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 Schuyler County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.4 min → 24.1 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 9.4%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 76.5%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Schuyler County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.5%; 0.4% used public transit and 9.4% worked from home.

Drive alone76.5% ±3.0 pp

Carpool9.0% ±1.8 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp

Walk3.5% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp

Work from home9.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 7,695 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Schuyler County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 49th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

49^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Schuyler County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,695 workers age 16+, including 6,975 workers with reported travel time and 720 home workers.

Population estimate17,562± — MOE

Workers age 16+7,695± 352 MOE

Workers with travel time6,975± 350 MOE

Estimated home workers720± 141 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 Schuyler County

These 2 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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