ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36261212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Flanders, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

89thMean commute percentile

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

2thWork-from-home percentile

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

89thTransit percentile

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

92th60+ 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 the shares

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.