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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 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 36401892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lackawanna, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Lackawanna city, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.0 min one way; 7.8% worked from home, 71.1% drove alone, and 3.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Lackawanna city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

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 Lackawanna city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.1%; 3.3% used public transit and 7.8% worked from home.

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

How Lackawanna city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 21th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

21^thMean commute percentile

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

30^thWork-from-home percentile

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

86^thTransit percentile

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

20^th60+ 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 Lackawanna city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,722 workers age 16+, including 7,120 workers with reported travel time and 602 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Lackawanna 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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