ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36250762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairport, New York

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home24.5%±7.4 pp MOE
Drove alone63.9%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute22.2 min → 20.6 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.5% → 24.5%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 63.9%▼ 9.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.9% ±4.7 pp
Carpool6.6% ±5.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.0 pp
Work from home24.5% ±7.4 pp

Each share uses 2,822 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

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

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,403± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+2,822± 403 MOE
Workers with travel time2,131± 393 MOE
Estimated home workers691± 232 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.