ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36327102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

Mean one-way trip41.3 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home28.4%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone42.2%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip33.7%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 commute40.4 min → 41.3 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.3% → 28.4%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit29.8% → 22.5%▼ 7.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone45.3% → 42.2%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone42.2% ±6.3 pp
Carpool2.3% ±1.2 pp
Public transit22.5% ±7.6 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home28.4% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 4,321 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

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

100thTransit percentile

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

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,434± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+4,321± 302 MOE
Workers with travel time3,093± 334 MOE
Estimated home workers1,228± 235 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.