What is the average commute in Jamestown city, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 15.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Jamestown city, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36382642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jamestown, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Jamestown city, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 15.2 min one way; 9.1% worked from home, 69.9% drove alone, and 3.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip15.2 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home9.1%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone69.9%±2.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.8%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 Jamestown city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute15.0 min → 15.2 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 9.1%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 2.3%▲ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 69.9%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Jamestown city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.9%; 2.3% used public transit and 9.1% worked from home.

Drive alone69.9% ±2.8 pp

Carpool11.9% ±2.8 pp

Public transit2.3% ±1.4 pp

Walk4.4% ±1.5 pp

Bicycle0.9% ±0.7 pp

Work from home9.1% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 11,378 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Jamestown city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 2th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

2^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Jamestown city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,378 workers age 16+, including 10,347 workers with reported travel time and 1,031 home workers.

Population estimate28,188± 40 MOE

Workers age 16+11,378± 554 MOE

Workers with travel time10,347± 588 MOE

Estimated home workers1,031± 270 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Jamestown city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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