ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36356722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hornell, New York

Mean one-way trip16.8 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.0%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute20.6 min → 16.8 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 5.4%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.4%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 67.0%▼ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.0% ±5.8 pp
Carpool15.4% ±5.8 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.9 pp
Walk8.6% ±4.5 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.3 pp
Work from home5.4% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 3,305 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,152± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+3,305± 313 MOE
Workers with travel time3,127± 303 MOE
Estimated home workers178± 90 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.