ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 361112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ulster County, New York

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home17.6%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.9%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 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 → 27.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 17.6%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 68.9%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.9% ±1.5 pp
Carpool6.5% ±0.8 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.6% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 82,336 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate182,601± — MOE
Workers age 16+82,336± 1,600 MOE
Workers with travel time67,844± 1,634 MOE
Estimated home workers14,492± 914 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.