ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36530222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Hills, New York

Mean one-way trip37.4 min±9.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.7%±7.4 pp MOE
Drove alone61.0%±9.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.9%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 commute37.3 min → 37.4 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 17.7%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit14.5% → 18.1%▲ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.6% → 61.0%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.0% ±9.8 pp
Carpool2.0% ±2.3 pp
Public transit18.1% ±7.9 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home17.7% ±7.4 pp

Each share uses 2,197 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 under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,415± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+2,197± 327 MOE
Workers with travel time1,809± 289 MOE
Estimated home workers388± 172 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.