ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36382642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jamestown, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

2thMean commute percentile

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

24thWork-from-home percentile

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

75thTransit percentile

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

22th60+ 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 the shares

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.