What is the average commute in Latham CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Latham CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 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 36413992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Latham, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Latham CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.5 min one way; 17.0% worked from home, 68.5% drove alone, and 3.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±4.0 min MOE

Worked from home17.0%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone68.5%±2.5 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 Latham CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.9 min → 20.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 17.0%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.4%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 68.5%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Latham CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.5%; 0.4% used public transit and 17.0% worked from home.

Drive alone68.5% ±2.5 pp

Carpool8.4% ±4.1 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp

Walk3.2% ±2.5 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home17.0% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 7,598 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Latham CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 24th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

24^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Latham CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,598 workers age 16+, including 6,309 workers with reported travel time and 1,289 home workers.

Population estimate13,802± 1,058 MOE

Workers age 16+7,598± 824 MOE

Workers with travel time6,309± 751 MOE

Estimated home workers1,289± 348 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 Latham CDP

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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