What is the average commute in Pelham village, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 37.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Pelham village, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 25.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36570012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pelham, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Pelham village, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.6 min one way; 25.0% worked from home, 42.0% drove alone, and 19.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip37.6 min±7.2 min MOE

Worked from home25.0%±4.0 pp MOE

Drove alone42.0%±6.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip19.6%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 Pelham village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute35.5 min → 37.6 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.8% → 25.0%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit28.0% → 22.5%▼ 5.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone45.4% → 42.0%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Pelham village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 42.0%; 22.5% used public transit and 25.0% worked from home.

Drive alone42.0% ±6.5 pp

Carpool7.9% ±4.9 pp

Public transit22.5% ±4.9 pp

Walk1.1% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home25.0% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,501 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Pelham village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

96^thMean commute percentile

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

89^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100^thTransit percentile

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

94^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Pelham village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,501 workers age 16+, including 2,624 workers with reported travel time and 877 home workers.

Population estimate7,305± 25 MOE

Workers age 16+3,501± 314 MOE

Workers with travel time2,624± 308 MOE

Estimated home workers877± 160 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Pelham village

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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