ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36356942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Horseheads, New York

Mean one-way trip16.9 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute14.5 min → 16.9 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 6.5%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 2.5%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.4% → 79.8%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±5.8 pp
Carpool10.8% ±4.9 pp
Public transit2.5% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.5% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 3,182 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,449± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+3,182± 248 MOE
Workers with travel time2,975± 267 MOE
Estimated home workers207± 96 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.