What is the average commute in Scarsdale village, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 42.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Scarsdale village, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 36.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 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 36654312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scarsdale, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Scarsdale village, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 42.5 min one way; 36.4% worked from home, 24.2% drove alone, and 34.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip42.5 min±6.0 min MOE

Worked from home36.4%±4.1 pp MOE

Drove alone24.2%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip34.4%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 Scarsdale village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute43.2 min → 42.5 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.3% → 36.4%▲ 12.1 pp

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

Public transit36.0% → 29.3%▼ 6.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone31.0% → 24.2%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Scarsdale village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 24.2%; 29.3% used public transit and 36.4% worked from home.

Drive alone24.2% ±3.5 pp

Carpool4.8% ±3.7 pp

Public transit29.3% ±4.0 pp

Walk3.1% ±1.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home36.4% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 7,886 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Scarsdale village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

99^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100^thTransit percentile

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

100^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Scarsdale village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,886 workers age 16+, including 5,016 workers with reported travel time and 2,870 home workers.

Population estimate18,010± 32 MOE

Workers age 16+7,886± 413 MOE

Workers with travel time5,016± 420 MOE

Estimated home workers2,870± 359 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 Scarsdale village

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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