ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36154002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chestnut Ridge, New York

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home18.4%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone60.7%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute34.1 min → 27.0 min▼ 7.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 18.4%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit7.9% → 5.2%▼ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.6% → 60.7%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.7% ±7.0 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.9 pp
Public transit5.2% ±2.7 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home18.4% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,475 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,557± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+3,475± 296 MOE
Workers with travel time2,835± 336 MOE
Estimated home workers640± 189 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.