ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36177392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Congers, New York

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone66.5%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute31.1 min → 27.8 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 21.2%▲ 11.8 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 2.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 66.5%▼ 14.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.5% ±5.2 pp
Carpool5.1% ±2.4 pp
Public transit2.6% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home21.2% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 3,935 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,275± 735 MOE
Workers age 16+3,935± 356 MOE
Workers with travel time3,100± 349 MOE
Estimated home workers835± 206 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.