ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36616652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ridge, New York

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±7.4 min MOE
Worked from home17.9%±8.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±14.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.8%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 → 36.3 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 17.9%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.8%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 75.0%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±14.5 pp
Carpool6.0% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home17.9% ±8.9 pp

Each share uses 5,321 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,503± 1,314 MOE
Workers age 16+5,321± 825 MOE
Workers with travel time4,367± 563 MOE
Estimated home workers954± 497 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.