ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36125182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carmel, New York

Mean one-way trip41.9 min±13.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.4%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.6%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 commute38.7 min → 41.9 min▲ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 14.0%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 6.6%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 67.4%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.4% ±5.1 pp
Carpool10.4% ±6.1 pp
Public transit6.6% ±3.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home14.0% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,245 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.

99thMean commute percentile

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

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,306± 619 MOE
Workers age 16+3,245± 509 MOE
Workers with travel time2,790± 511 MOE
Estimated home workers455± 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.