ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36050392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baywood, New York

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute26.7 min → 26.0 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 4.4%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 5.5%▲ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 68.7%▼ 12.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±6.1 pp
Carpool16.4% ±3.9 pp
Public transit5.5% ±2.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.4% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 4,563 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.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,176± 843 MOE
Workers age 16+4,563± 569 MOE
Workers with travel time4,361± 572 MOE
Estimated home workers202± 119 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.