ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36435662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Loudonville, New York

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.0%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute19.2 min → 21.7 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 20.0%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.5%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 71.0%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.0% ±7.1 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home20.0% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 5,055 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,527± 1,142 MOE
Workers age 16+5,055± 660 MOE
Workers with travel time4,045± 611 MOE
Estimated home workers1,010± 331 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.