ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36544852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ogdensburg, New York

Mean one-way trip17.3 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone70.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute16.1 min → 17.3 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 4.8%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.3%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 70.1%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool12.5% ±4.3 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.2 pp
Walk9.4% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.8% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 3,759 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,455± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+3,759± 286 MOE
Workers with travel time3,578± 285 MOE
Estimated home workers181± 88 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.