ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36403982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Carmel, New York

Mean one-way trip35.8 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute40.5 min → 35.8 min▼ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 10.6%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit5.6% → 2.4%▼ 3.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 74.7%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±7.0 pp
Carpool10.4% ±4.5 pp
Public transit2.4% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.6% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 4,117 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,854± 442 MOE
Workers age 16+4,117± 324 MOE
Workers with travel time3,679± 340 MOE
Estimated home workers438± 138 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.