ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36731542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tappan, New York

Mean one-way trip33.4 min±9.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.8%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 commute35.4 min → 33.4 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 11.5%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit6.9% → 6.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 71.7%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±1.2 pp
Carpool7.6% ±3.0 pp
Public transit6.2% ±4.0 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home11.5% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 3,385 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.

89thMean commute percentile

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

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,687± 762 MOE
Workers age 16+3,385± 545 MOE
Workers with travel time2,995± 476 MOE
Estimated home workers390± 134 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.