What is the average commute in South Hill CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 17.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.8 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 36691992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Hill, New York

Name: Commute estimates for South Hill CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.8 min one way; 15.6% worked from home, 51.2% drove alone, and 3.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±6.5 min MOE

Worked from home15.6%±6.8 pp MOE

Drove alone51.2%±8.2 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 South Hill CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute17.0 min → 17.8 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.4% → 15.6%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit5.4% → 2.7%▼ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone48.3% → 51.2%▲ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Hill CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 51.2%; 2.7% used public transit and 15.6% worked from home.

Drive alone51.2% ±8.2 pp

Carpool6.6% ±8.2 pp

Public transit2.7% ±1.9 pp

Walk21.6% ±3.6 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp

Work from home15.6% ±6.8 pp

Each share uses 2,372 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Hill CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 11th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

11^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67^thWork-from-home percentile

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

83^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Hill CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,372 workers age 16+, including 2,001 workers with reported travel time and 371 home workers.

Population estimate6,951± 634 MOE

Workers age 16+2,372± 497 MOE

Workers with travel time2,001± 450 MOE

Estimated home workers371± 180 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 South Hill 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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