What is the average commute in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 38.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 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 36385002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 38.5 min one way; 22.5% worked from home, 64.0% drove alone, and 24.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.8 percentage points.

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 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.0%; 6.7% used public transit and 22.5% worked from home.

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

How Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

97^thMean commute percentile

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

85^thWork-from-home percentile

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

94^thTransit percentile

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

97^th60+ 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 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,693 workers age 16+, including 5,188 workers with reported travel time and 1,505 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP

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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