ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36555302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ossining, New York

Mean one-way trip36.1 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone53.4%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.3%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 commute34.5 min → 36.1 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 14.7%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit14.1% → 14.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.9% → 53.4%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.4% ±4.1 pp
Carpool12.5% ±3.3 pp
Public transit14.3% ±4.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.7% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 13,147 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,950± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+13,147± 806 MOE
Workers with travel time11,209± 756 MOE
Estimated home workers1,938± 435 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.