ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36324022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrison, New York

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home22.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone51.1%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.0%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 commute30.9 min → 29.2 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 22.7%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit21.7% → 14.1%▼ 7.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone51.3% → 51.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.1% ±4.3 pp
Carpool4.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit14.1% ±2.7 pp
Walk5.6% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home22.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 14,182 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,961± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+14,182± 619 MOE
Workers with travel time10,956± 616 MOE
Estimated home workers3,226± 422 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.