ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36501002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New City, New York

Mean one-way trip35.5 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.8%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 commute34.1 min → 35.5 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 17.3%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 6.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 69.1%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±2.3 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.5 pp
Public transit6.4% ±1.5 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.3% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 16,055 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,458± 1,373 MOE
Workers age 16+16,055± 863 MOE
Workers with travel time13,277± 800 MOE
Estimated home workers2,778± 484 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.