ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36541002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nyack, New York

Mean one-way trip36.0 min±9.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.0%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone58.2%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.7%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 commute32.1 min → 36.0 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.4% → 19.0%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit11.6% → 10.9%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.3% → 58.2%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.2% ±7.9 pp
Carpool5.1% ±2.5 pp
Public transit10.9% ±5.5 pp
Walk4.5% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home19.0% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 4,235 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

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

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,393± 420 MOE
Workers age 16+4,235± 489 MOE
Workers with travel time3,432± 533 MOE
Estimated home workers803± 284 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.