ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 361132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warren County, New York

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.5 min one way; 9.4% worked from home, 77.3% drove alone, and 6.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 Warren County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.1 min → 21.5 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 9.4%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 77.3%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Warren County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.3%; 0.4% used public transit and 9.4% worked from home.

Drive alone77.3% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.4% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 31,298 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Warren County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 26th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Warren County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 31,298 workers age 16+, including 28,346 workers with reported travel time and 2,952 home workers.

Population estimate65,517± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,298± 652 MOE
Workers with travel time28,346± 678 MOE
Estimated home workers2,952± 362 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 Warren County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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