ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36538522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northwest Harbor, New York

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±8.7 min MOE
Worked from home42.3%±9.0 pp MOE
Drove alone45.0%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute35.3 min → 23.3 min▼ 12.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home27.8% → 42.3%▲ 14.5 pp

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

Public transit12.2% → 5.4%▼ 6.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone41.0% → 45.0%▲ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone45.0% ±7.5 pp
Carpool1.3% ±1.7 pp
Public transit5.4% ±4.9 pp
Walk4.4% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home42.3% ±9.0 pp

Each share uses 2,153 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,205± 1,152 MOE
Workers age 16+2,153± 367 MOE
Workers with travel time1,242± 271 MOE
Estimated home workers911± 249 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.