ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36652552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Saratoga Springs, New York

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home25.6%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone60.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute25.0 min → 27.2 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.2% → 25.6%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 1.9%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 60.8%▼ 10.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool4.4% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.9% ±1.0 pp
Walk6.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.6 pp
Work from home25.6% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 15,073 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,631± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+15,073± 568 MOE
Workers with travel time11,209± 604 MOE
Estimated home workers3,864± 496 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.