ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36392322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kenmore, New York

Mean one-way trip18.5 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute18.6 min → 18.5 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 14.7%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.7%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 71.9%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.1% ±4.7 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.7% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 8,825 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,044± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+8,825± 567 MOE
Workers with travel time7,531± 625 MOE
Estimated home workers1,294± 271 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.