What is the average commute in Westchester County, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Westchester County, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NY · GEOID 361192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westchester County, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Westchester County, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.6 min one way; 19.1% worked from home, 50.4% drove alone, and 20.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.6 min±0.6 min MOE

Worked from home19.1%±0.5 pp MOE

Drove alone50.4%±0.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip20.6%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 Westchester County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.8 min → 34.6 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 19.1%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit19.9% → 17.3%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.9% → 50.4%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Westchester County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 50.4%; 17.3% used public transit and 19.1% worked from home.

Drive alone50.4% ±0.7 pp

Carpool7.1% ±0.4 pp

Public transit17.3% ±0.7 pp

Walk3.7% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home19.1% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 487,062 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Westchester County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 95th percentile among covered 500k+ countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

95^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

64^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

97^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Westchester County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 487,062 workers age 16+, including 394,141 workers with reported travel time and 92,921 home workers.

Population estimate999,677± — MOE

Workers age 16+487,062± 3,055 MOE

Workers with travel time394,141± 3,250 MOE

Estimated home workers92,921± 2,344 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 Westchester 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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