What is the average commute in Rotterdam CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Rotterdam CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 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 36639242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rotterdam, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Rotterdam CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.3 min one way; 14.8% worked from home, 76.7% drove alone, and 1.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home14.8%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone76.7%±3.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip1.0%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 Rotterdam CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.0 min → 22.3 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 14.8%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.8%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 76.7%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rotterdam CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.7%; 0.8% used public transit and 14.8% worked from home.

Drive alone76.7% ±3.2 pp

Carpool7.1% ±2.0 pp

Public transit0.8% ±0.6 pp

Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home14.8% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 11,375 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rotterdam CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 34th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

34^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64^thWork-from-home percentile

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

64^thTransit percentile

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

3^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rotterdam CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,375 workers age 16+, including 9,690 workers with reported travel time and 1,685 home workers.

Population estimate22,695± 668 MOE

Workers age 16+11,375± 591 MOE

Workers with travel time9,690± 592 MOE

Estimated home workers1,685± 307 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 Rotterdam CDP

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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