ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36269462024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fort Salonga, New York

Mean one-way trip35.5 min±7.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.8%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 → 35.5 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 16.2%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit4.9% → 6.4%▲ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 70.8%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±8.0 pp
Carpool3.9% ±2.9 pp
Public transit6.4% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.2% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 5,047 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,199± 1,145 MOE
Workers age 16+5,047± 726 MOE
Workers with travel time4,230± 664 MOE
Estimated home workers817± 216 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.