ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36350562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holbrook, New York

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.3%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 commute31.2 min → 34.1 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 10.1%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit4.5% → 3.4%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 79.2%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±4.2 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.1% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 13,740 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 25k–100k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% 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 estimate26,449± 1,577 MOE
Workers age 16+13,740± 900 MOE
Workers with travel time12,359± 889 MOE
Estimated home workers1,381± 244 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.