ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36401892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lackawanna, New York

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute21.7 min → 20.0 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 7.8%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit4.3% → 3.3%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 71.1%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±4.8 pp
Carpool13.5% ±3.5 pp
Public transit3.3% ±2.3 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.8% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 7,722 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,753± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+7,722± 603 MOE
Workers with travel time7,120± 594 MOE
Estimated home workers602± 187 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.