ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36398532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kiryas Joel, New York

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone35.4%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute22.7 min → 18.9 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 14.0%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit13.6% → 10.2%▼ 3.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone35.8% → 35.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone35.4% ±3.5 pp
Carpool12.8% ±3.6 pp
Public transit10.2% ±2.8 pp
Walk24.9% ±5.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.0% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 9,402 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,916± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+9,402± 636 MOE
Workers with travel time8,089± 529 MOE
Estimated home workers1,313± 359 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.