ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36643252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rye Brook, New York

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home29.0%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone51.6%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.3%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 commute32.7 min → 33.2 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.4% → 29.0%▲ 11.6 pp

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

Public transit17.7% → 10.9%▼ 6.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.2% → 51.6%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.6% ±6.8 pp
Carpool6.3% ±2.6 pp
Public transit10.9% ±3.7 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home29.0% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 4,319 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% 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 estimate9,900± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+4,319± 312 MOE
Workers with travel time3,065± 395 MOE
Estimated home workers1,254± 305 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.