ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36344842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Highland, New York

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±8.1 min MOE
Worked from home18.2%±10.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±9.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute33.6 min → 28.0 min▼ 5.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 18.2%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 0.4%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 70.8%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±9.1 pp
Carpool6.7% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle2.4% ±3.9 pp
Work from home18.2% ±10.7 pp

Each share uses 3,195 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,367± 775 MOE
Workers age 16+3,195± 479 MOE
Workers with travel time2,615± 476 MOE
Estimated home workers580± 352 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.