ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36741662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tonawanda, New York

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home16.4%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute20.2 min → 22.7 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 16.4%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 0.7%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 69.0%▼ 10.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±6.2 pp
Carpool11.5% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.9 pp
Work from home16.4% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 7,085 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,030± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+7,085± 587 MOE
Workers with travel time5,922± 605 MOE
Estimated home workers1,163± 426 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.