ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36535612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Sea, New York

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±10.8 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±13.1 pp MOE
Drove alone67.6%±22.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute30.0 min → 26.9 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.1% → 20.0%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 1.8%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.0% → 67.6%▲ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.6% ±22.4 pp
Carpool6.6% ±4.4 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.9 pp
Walk2.7% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home20.0% ±13.1 pp

Each share uses 3,644 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,458± 1,450 MOE
Workers age 16+3,644± 909 MOE
Workers with travel time2,917± 661 MOE
Estimated home workers727± 509 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.