ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36319182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hampton Manor, New York

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±8.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute17.4 min → 22.1 min▲ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 11.7%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 6.6%▲ 5.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 76.8%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±8.8 pp
Carpool3.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit6.6% ±3.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±1.6 pp
Work from home11.7% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 2,945 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% 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.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,334± 537 MOE
Workers age 16+2,945± 490 MOE
Workers with travel time2,600± 433 MOE
Estimated home workers345± 150 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.