What is the average commute in East Greenbush CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in East Greenbush CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36221062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Greenbush, New York

Name: Commute estimates for East Greenbush CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.3 min one way; 13.6% worked from home, 70.1% drove alone, and 3.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±3.8 min MOE

Worked from home13.6%±4.8 pp MOE

Drove alone70.1%±6.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.0%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 East Greenbush CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.9 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute18.7 min → 20.3 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 13.6%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit4.4% → 2.5%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.7% → 70.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How East Greenbush CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.1%; 2.5% used public transit and 13.6% worked from home.

Drive alone70.1% ±6.3 pp

Carpool10.9% ±3.5 pp

Public transit2.5% ±1.9 pp

Walk1.2% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.8% ±1.3 pp

Work from home13.6% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 3,556 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How East Greenbush CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 22th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

22^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82^thTransit percentile

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

16^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind East Greenbush CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,556 workers age 16+, including 3,071 workers with reported travel time and 485 home workers.

Population estimate6,581± 617 MOE

Workers age 16+3,556± 363 MOE

Workers with travel time3,071± 339 MOE

Estimated home workers485± 177 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for East Greenbush CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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