ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36251092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), New York

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.0 min one way; 10.1% worked from home, 77.5% drove alone, and 10.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±8.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 Fairview CDP (Dutchess County)'s published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.3 min → 23.0 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 10.1%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 77.5%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fairview CDP (Dutchess County) residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.5%; 2.1% used public transit and 10.1% worked from home.

Drive alone77.5% ±8.8 pp
Carpool6.3% ±3.0 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.6 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.8 pp
Work from home10.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,316 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fairview CDP (Dutchess County) compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 38th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fairview CDP (Dutchess County)'s commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,316 workers age 16+, including 2,981 workers with reported travel time and 335 home workers.

Population estimate6,213± 819 MOE
Workers age 16+3,316± 569 MOE
Workers with travel time2,981± 552 MOE
Estimated home workers335± 148 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 Fairview CDP (Dutchess County)

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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