ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36385002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, New York

Mean one-way trip38.5 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home22.5%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone64.0%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.5%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 commute39.4 min → 38.5 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 22.5%▲ 9.8 pp

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

Public transit7.2% → 6.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.9% → 64.0%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.0% ±5.1 pp
Carpool5.7% ±2.6 pp
Public transit6.7% ±2.7 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.5% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 6,693 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

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

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,154± 770 MOE
Workers age 16+6,693± 495 MOE
Workers with travel time5,188± 480 MOE
Estimated home workers1,505± 263 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.