ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36042532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ballston Spa, New York

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±7.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±9.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute21.7 min → 24.7 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 18.6%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit4.7% → 1.9%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.6% → 74.7%▲ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±9.3 pp
Carpool3.0% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.9% ±2.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home18.6% ±7.6 pp

Each share uses 2,909 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,027± 484 MOE
Workers age 16+2,909± 356 MOE
Workers with travel time2,367± 379 MOE
Estimated home workers542± 230 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.