ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 361052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sullivan County, New York

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute28.6 min → 28.0 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 13.2%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 71.5%▼ 8.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 34,584 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate79,721± — MOE
Workers age 16+34,584± 1,056 MOE
Workers with travel time30,029± 936 MOE
Estimated home workers4,555± 526 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.