ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36670702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shirley, New York

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 commute33.3 min → 33.2 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 6.5%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.9%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 77.1%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±2.7 pp
Carpool12.1% ±3.2 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 13,182 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,375± 2,099 MOE
Workers age 16+13,182± 1,115 MOE
Workers with travel time12,320± 1,060 MOE
Estimated home workers862± 278 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.