ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36658822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scotchtown, New York

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute31.2 min → 28.7 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 8.4%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 3.8%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 71.8%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±5.1 pp
Carpool13.5% ±3.3 pp
Public transit3.8% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.4% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 5,734 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,252± 707 MOE
Workers age 16+5,734± 494 MOE
Workers with travel time5,254± 518 MOE
Estimated home workers480± 187 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.