ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36536822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Tonawanda, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

19thMean commute percentile

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

55thWork-from-home percentile

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

17thTransit percentile

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

7th60+ 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 the shares

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.