What is the average commute in Rochester city, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 19.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Rochester city, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 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 36630002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rochester, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Rochester city, New York
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.3 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 63.4% drove alone, and 3.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±0.8 min MOE

Worked from home12.5%±1.2 pp MOE

Drove alone63.4%±1.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.6%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 Rochester city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute19.6 min → 19.3 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 12.5%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 5.6%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.5% → 63.4%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rochester city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 63.4%; 5.6% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

Drive alone63.4% ±1.3 pp

Carpool10.8% ±1.0 pp

Public transit5.6% ±0.7 pp

Walk4.3% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle1.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home12.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 94,493 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rochester city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 13th percentile among covered 100k–500k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

13^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

44^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

90^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

20^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rochester city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 94,493 workers age 16+, including 82,654 workers with reported travel time and 11,839 home workers.

Population estimate208,772± 54 MOE

Workers age 16+94,493± 1,947 MOE

Workers with travel time82,654± 2,083 MOE

Estimated home workers11,839± 1,153 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 Rochester city

These 4 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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