ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36047592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bath, New York

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute20.4 min → 19.6 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 12.5%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 0.0%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 72.5%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±4.2 pp
Carpool9.9% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.5% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 2,514 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% 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.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,560± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+2,514± 261 MOE
Workers with travel time2,199± 230 MOE
Estimated home workers315± 149 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.