ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36447102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Malone, New York

Mean one-way trip13.2 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.6%±10.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute18.6 min → 13.2 min▼ 5.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 4.4%▼ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit6.3% → 7.3%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 69.6%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.6% ±10.4 pp
Carpool6.8% ±3.7 pp
Public transit7.3% ±6.7 pp
Walk8.2% ±4.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 2,657 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,429± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+2,657± 285 MOE
Workers with travel time2,540± 291 MOE
Estimated home workers117± 70 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.