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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 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 36397272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kingston, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Kingston city, New York
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.1 min one way; 15.3% worked from home, 67.1% drove alone, and 6.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home15.3%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone67.1%±4.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.7%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 Kingston city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.7 min → 23.1 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 15.3%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 1.5%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.5% → 67.1%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Kingston city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.1%; 1.5% used public transit and 15.3% worked from home.

Drive alone67.1% ±4.2 pp

Carpool10.3% ±3.5 pp

Public transit1.5% ±0.9 pp

Walk2.4% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle1.3% ±0.7 pp

Work from home15.3% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 11,545 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Kingston city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 39th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

39^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Kingston city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,545 workers age 16+, including 9,777 workers with reported travel time and 1,768 home workers.

Population estimate23,911± 28 MOE

Workers age 16+11,545± 564 MOE

Workers with travel time9,777± 593 MOE

Estimated home workers1,768± 285 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 Kingston 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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