ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36445342024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mahopac, New York

Mean one-way trip43.1 min±9.5 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.0%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.6%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 commute39.7 min → 43.1 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 14.7%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 6.4%▲ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 67.0%▼ 10.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.0% ±5.2 pp
Carpool10.0% ±4.7 pp
Public transit6.4% ±3.7 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home14.7% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 4,626 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.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% 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 estimate9,039± 1,045 MOE
Workers age 16+4,626± 583 MOE
Workers with travel time3,947± 512 MOE
Estimated home workers679± 332 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.