ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NY · GEOID 361232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yates County, New York

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute21.6 min → 22.3 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 13.4%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.4% → 68.7%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±3.1 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk5.2% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle2.2% ±0.7 pp
Work from home13.4% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 10,164 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,526± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,164± 352 MOE
Workers with travel time8,797± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers1,367± 219 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.