ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36218092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eastchester, New York

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home20.9%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone50.8%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.7%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 commute33.6 min → 34.1 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 20.9%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit19.6% → 18.0%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.1% → 50.8%▼ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.8% ±4.3 pp
Carpool5.4% ±2.4 pp
Public transit18.0% ±2.6 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.9% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 9,749 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% 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 estimate20,491± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+9,749± 461 MOE
Workers with travel time7,713± 578 MOE
Estimated home workers2,036± 363 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.