What is the average commute in Elmsford village, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Elmsford village, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 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 36242952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elmsford, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Elmsford village, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.2 min one way; 5.1% worked from home, 68.3% drove alone, and 9.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±5.1 min MOE

Worked from home5.1%±3.1 pp MOE

Drove alone68.3%±9.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.6%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 Elmsford village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.7 min → 26.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 5.1%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit8.3% → 13.8%▲ 5.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 68.3%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Elmsford village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.3%; 13.8% used public transit and 5.1% worked from home.

Drive alone68.3% ±9.5 pp

Carpool11.0% ±4.9 pp

Public transit13.8% ±6.4 pp

Walk1.7% ±1.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home5.1% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,703 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Elmsford village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 58th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

58^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Elmsford village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,703 workers age 16+, including 2,564 workers with reported travel time and 139 home workers.

Population estimate5,186± 34 MOE

Workers age 16+2,703± 289 MOE

Workers with travel time2,564± 268 MOE

Estimated home workers139± 84 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 Elmsford village

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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