What is the average commute in Flanders CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Flanders CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 1.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 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 36261212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Flanders, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Flanders CDP, New York
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.6 min one way; 1.9% worked from home, 76.7% drove alone, and 18.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.6 min±11.4 min MOE

Worked from home1.9%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone76.7%±5.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip18.1%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 Flanders CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.7 min → 33.6 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 1.9%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 4.1%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 76.7%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Flanders CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.7%; 4.1% used public transit and 1.9% worked from home.

Drive alone76.7% ±5.8 pp

Carpool15.0% ±6.7 pp

Public transit4.1% ±3.8 pp

Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home1.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 3,428 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Flanders CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

89^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Flanders CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,428 workers age 16+, including 3,364 workers with reported travel time and 64 home workers.

Population estimate6,609± 1,053 MOE

Workers age 16+3,428± 768 MOE

Workers with travel time3,364± 765 MOE

Estimated home workers64± 57 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 Flanders CDP

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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