ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36460192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Massena, New York

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute15.8 min → 17.9 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 5.2%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.7%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 81.9%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±5.8 pp
Carpool7.7% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.2% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 4,526 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,238± 260 MOE
Workers age 16+4,526± 357 MOE
Workers with travel time4,289± 346 MOE
Estimated home workers237± 119 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.