ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36066442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Binghamton University, New York

Mean one-way trip12.2 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home32.9%±8.0 pp MOE
Drove alone29.8%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.0%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 commute10.1 min → 12.2 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.4% → 32.9%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 3.5%▲ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone28.2% → 29.8%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone29.8% ±7.7 pp
Carpool1.8% ±2.0 pp
Public transit3.5% ±3.2 pp
Walk28.5% ±9.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.7 pp
Work from home32.9% ±8.0 pp

Each share uses 1,108 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,449± 193 MOE
Workers age 16+1,108± 221 MOE
Workers with travel time743± 191 MOE
Estimated home workers365± 115 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.