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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 19.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 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 36387812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnstown, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Johnstown city, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.0 min one way; 7.6% worked from home, 77.5% drove alone, and 4.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±3.4 min MOE

Worked from home7.6%±3.2 pp MOE

Drove alone77.5%±4.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.4%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 Johnstown 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 +1.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute18.8 min → 19.0 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 7.6%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 77.5%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Johnstown city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.5%; 0.0% used public transit and 7.6% worked from home.

Drive alone77.5% ±4.3 pp

Carpool5.3% ±2.9 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp

Walk6.7% ±3.9 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp

Work from home7.6% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 4,262 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Johnstown city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 16th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

16^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

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

30^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Johnstown city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,262 workers age 16+, including 3,939 workers with reported travel time and 323 home workers.

Population estimate8,111± 21 MOE

Workers age 16+4,262± 367 MOE

Workers with travel time3,939± 357 MOE

Estimated home workers323± 138 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 Johnstown 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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