ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36041982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baldwinsville, New York

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home17.8%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute22.8 min → 25.7 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 17.8%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 73.3%▼ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±7.6 pp
Carpool5.9% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home17.8% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 3,861 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44thTransit percentile

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

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,715± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+3,861± 313 MOE
Workers with travel time3,175± 362 MOE
Estimated home workers686± 193 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.