ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36569022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pearl River, New York

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.9%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone71.4%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.4%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 commute32.9 min → 30.0 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.4% → 15.9%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit4.7% → 5.3%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 71.4%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.4% ±7.8 pp
Carpool3.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit5.3% ±2.7 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.9% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 7,773 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% 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.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,155± 1,054 MOE
Workers age 16+7,773± 877 MOE
Workers with travel time6,540± 882 MOE
Estimated home workers1,233± 464 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.