ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36507052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Square, New York

Mean one-way trip13.2 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone26.5%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute13.0 min → 13.2 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 7.8%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 3.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone20.9% → 26.5%▲ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone26.5% ±5.2 pp
Carpool5.1% ±2.7 pp
Public transit3.6% ±2.2 pp
Walk52.5% ±9.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.8% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 2,534 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.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

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

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,803± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+2,534± 253 MOE
Workers with travel time2,337± 255 MOE
Estimated home workers197± 85 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.