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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.5 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 36508372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Windsor, New York

Name: Commute estimates for New Windsor CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.5 min one way; 17.0% worked from home, 67.0% drove alone, and 14.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.5 min±8.5 min MOE

Worked from home17.0%±5.5 pp MOE

Drove alone67.0%±4.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.4%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 New Windsor CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.6 min → 34.5 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 17.0%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 4.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 67.0%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How New Windsor CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.0%; 4.5% used public transit and 17.0% worked from home.

Drive alone67.0% ±4.8 pp

Carpool8.2% ±3.6 pp

Public transit4.5% ±2.9 pp

Walk2.2% ±2.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home17.0% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 4,012 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How New Windsor 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.

71^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind New Windsor CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,012 workers age 16+, including 3,328 workers with reported travel time and 684 home workers.

Population estimate8,919± 890 MOE

Workers age 16+4,012± 531 MOE

Workers with travel time3,328± 464 MOE

Estimated home workers684± 240 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 New Windsor 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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