ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

St. Lawrence County, New York

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute20.9 min → 21.0 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 7.3%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 74.8%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk6.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.3% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 43,847 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate107,226± — MOE
Workers age 16+43,847± 954 MOE
Workers with travel time40,647± 882 MOE
Estimated home workers3,200± 370 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.