ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36206982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dobbs Ferry, New York

Mean one-way trip32.7 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home26.4%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone42.6%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.8%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 commute33.9 min → 32.7 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.1% → 26.4%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit17.9% → 15.2%▼ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.8% → 42.6%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone42.6% ±5.7 pp
Carpool6.0% ±2.5 pp
Public transit15.2% ±4.2 pp
Walk5.9% ±4.1 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home26.4% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 5,964 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

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

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,443± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+5,964± 433 MOE
Workers with travel time4,388± 426 MOE
Estimated home workers1,576± 319 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.