What is the average commute in Mechanicstown CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Mechanicstown CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36463492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mechanicstown, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Mechanicstown CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.3 min one way; 9.0% worked from home, 57.7% drove alone, and 19.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±10.0 min MOE

Worked from home9.0%±4.3 pp MOE

Drove alone57.7%±10.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip19.0%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 Mechanicstown CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -5.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute40.1 min → 34.3 min▼ 5.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 9.0%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 3.6%▲ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 57.7%▼ 20.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mechanicstown CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 57.7%; 3.6% used public transit and 9.0% worked from home.

Drive alone57.7% ±10.4 pp

Carpool21.9% ±6.5 pp

Public transit3.6% ±2.0 pp

Walk2.7% ±3.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home9.0% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 4,100 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mechanicstown CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

91^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mechanicstown CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,100 workers age 16+, including 3,729 workers with reported travel time and 371 home workers.

Population estimate8,808± 1,089 MOE

Workers age 16+4,100± 627 MOE

Workers with travel time3,729± 650 MOE

Estimated home workers371± 185 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Mechanicstown CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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