ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36633632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roessleville, New York

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.8%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.1%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute20.2 min → 19.2 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 14.8%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 3.5%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 70.1%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.1% ±6.8 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.8 pp
Public transit3.5% ±1.9 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.8% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 6,022 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

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

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,968± 863 MOE
Workers age 16+6,022± 661 MOE
Workers with travel time5,128± 640 MOE
Estimated home workers894± 249 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.