What is the average commute in North Tonawanda city, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in North Tonawanda city, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 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 36536822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Tonawanda, New York

Name: Commute estimates for North Tonawanda city, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.4 min one way; 14.5% worked from home, 76.6% drove alone, and 2.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±1.7 min MOE

Worked from home14.5%±2.5 pp MOE

Drove alone76.6%±2.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.5%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 North Tonawanda city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.4 min → 20.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 14.5%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 76.6%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How North Tonawanda city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.6%; 0.1% used public transit and 14.5% worked from home.

Drive alone76.6% ±2.9 pp

Carpool4.7% ±1.2 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.8% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home14.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 14,699 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How North Tonawanda city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 19th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

19^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17^thTransit percentile

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

7^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind North Tonawanda city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,699 workers age 16+, including 12,565 workers with reported travel time and 2,134 home workers.

Population estimate30,198± 48 MOE

Workers age 16+14,699± 575 MOE

Workers with travel time12,565± 598 MOE

Estimated home workers2,134± 372 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 North Tonawanda city

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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