ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36415532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrence, New York

Mean one-way trip38.8 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.6%±16.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip28.0%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 commute42.1 min → 38.8 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 8.7%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit12.7% → 8.2%▼ 4.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.9% → 63.6%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.6% ±16.1 pp
Carpool9.4% ±9.0 pp
Public transit8.2% ±4.0 pp
Walk7.9% ±6.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home8.7% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 2,267 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,778± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+2,267± 407 MOE
Workers with travel time2,069± 397 MOE
Estimated home workers198± 134 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.