ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36660472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sea Cliff, New York

Mean one-way trip36.2 min±11.7 min MOE
Worked from home27.6%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone57.2%±9.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.2%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 commute35.3 min → 36.2 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.9% → 27.6%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit11.1% → 9.8%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.4% → 57.2%▼ 11.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.2% ±9.0 pp
Carpool2.2% ±2.0 pp
Public transit9.8% ±4.1 pp
Walk2.6% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.9 pp
Work from home27.6% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 2,311 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,033± 15 MOE
Workers age 16+2,311± 417 MOE
Workers with travel time1,673± 345 MOE
Estimated home workers638± 192 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.