ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36655082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Schenectady, New York

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.3%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute21.8 min → 22.0 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.9%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit7.1% → 6.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.9% → 67.3%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.3% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit6.5% ±1.4 pp
Walk4.7% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 30,540 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,847± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+30,540± 1,178 MOE
Workers with travel time27,219± 1,156 MOE
Estimated home workers3,321± 453 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.