ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36010332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Albion, New York

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.0%±8.8 pp MOE
Drove alone63.9%±11.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.2%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 commute25.0 min → 25.9 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 16.0%▲ 9.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 63.9%▼ 11.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.9% ±11.9 pp
Carpool11.7% ±6.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.4% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home16.0% ±8.8 pp

Each share uses 2,319 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,506± 336 MOE
Workers age 16+2,319± 312 MOE
Workers with travel time1,948± 320 MOE
Estimated home workers371± 211 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.