ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 361072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tioga County, New York

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute23.6 min → 23.0 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 10.1%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 80.7%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±1.6 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.1% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 21,583 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,864± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,583± 593 MOE
Workers with travel time19,405± 580 MOE
Estimated home workers2,178± 285 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.