What is the average commute in Ballston Spa village, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Ballston Spa village, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 18.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.6 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.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36042532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ballston Spa, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Ballston Spa village, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.7 min one way; 18.6% worked from home, 74.7% drove alone, and 2.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Ballston Spa village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.0 percentage points.

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 Ballston Spa village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.7%; 1.9% used public transit and 18.6% worked from home.

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

How Ballston Spa village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 49th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

49^thMean commute percentile

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

76^thWork-from-home percentile

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

78^thTransit percentile

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

11^th60+ 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 Ballston Spa village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,909 workers age 16+, including 2,367 workers with reported travel time and 542 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Ballston Spa village

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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