ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36569792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Peekskill, New York

Mean one-way trip37.2 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone61.4%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.3%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 commute37.8 min → 37.2 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 10.4%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit10.9% → 9.5%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.2% → 61.4%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.4% ±5.1 pp
Carpool14.4% ±4.5 pp
Public transit9.5% ±2.6 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.4% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 13,405 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,625± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+13,405± 684 MOE
Workers with travel time12,012± 781 MOE
Estimated home workers1,393± 421 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.