ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36691992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Hill, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

11thMean commute percentile

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

67thWork-from-home percentile

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

83thTransit percentile

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

22th60+ 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 the shares

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.