ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36731762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tarrytown, New York

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home24.1%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone49.8%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.7%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 commute31.2 min → 34.1 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.2% → 24.1%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit14.2% → 16.8%▲ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.6% → 49.8%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.8% ±4.6 pp
Carpool6.5% ±4.0 pp
Public transit16.8% ±4.5 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home24.1% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 6,172 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% 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 estimate11,784± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+6,172± 431 MOE
Workers with travel time4,687± 491 MOE
Estimated home workers1,485± 267 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.