ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36413332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Larchmont, New York

Mean one-way trip43.2 min±14.0 min MOE
Worked from home38.7%±9.1 pp MOE
Drove alone20.8%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip36.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute42.0 min → 43.2 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.2% → 38.7%▲ 20.4 pp

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

Public transit40.8% → 30.1%▼ 10.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone37.1% → 20.8%▼ 16.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone20.8% ±7.2 pp
Carpool7.0% ±7.6 pp
Public transit30.1% ±5.7 pp
Walk2.1% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.1 pp
Work from home38.7% ±9.1 pp

Each share uses 2,964 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thTransit percentile

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

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,567± 16 MOE
Workers age 16+2,964± 480 MOE
Workers with travel time1,818± 406 MOE
Estimated home workers1,146± 328 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.