ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36585742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Plattsburgh, New York

Mean one-way trip16.6 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.7%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute14.5 min → 16.6 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 7.0%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 66.7%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.7% ±3.9 pp
Carpool12.6% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk9.9% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 9,815 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,830± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+9,815± 587 MOE
Workers with travel time9,126± 619 MOE
Estimated home workers689± 175 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.