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

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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 the shares

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.