What is the average commute in Scotchtown CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Scotchtown CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 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 36658822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scotchtown, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Scotchtown CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.7 min one way; 8.4% worked from home, 71.8% drove alone, and 14.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Scotchtown CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.2 percentage points.

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 Scotchtown CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.8%; 3.8% used public transit and 8.4% worked from home.

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

How Scotchtown CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 72th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

72^thMean commute percentile

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

33^thWork-from-home percentile

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

88^thTransit percentile

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

86^th60+ 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 Scotchtown CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,734 workers age 16+, including 5,254 workers with reported travel time and 480 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Scotchtown CDP

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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