ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36510552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Niagara Falls, New York

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute18.9 min → 19.1 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 7.4%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 3.4%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 73.7%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.1 pp
Walk3.5% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 20,505 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,987± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+20,505± 964 MOE
Workers with travel time18,982± 886 MOE
Estimated home workers1,523± 326 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.