What is the average commute in Troy city, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Troy city, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 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 36754842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Troy, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Troy city, New York
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.1 min one way; 14.5% worked from home, 60.9% drove alone, and 4.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home14.5%±2.0 pp MOE

Drove alone60.9%±2.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.4%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 Troy city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.7 min → 21.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 14.5%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit6.2% → 5.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.7% → 60.9%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Troy city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 60.9%; 5.1% used public transit and 14.5% worked from home.

Drive alone60.9% ±2.2 pp

Carpool8.5% ±1.7 pp

Public transit5.1% ±1.2 pp

Walk8.5% ±1.8 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home14.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 22,870 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Troy city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 23th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

23^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Troy city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 22,870 workers age 16+, including 19,561 workers with reported travel time and 3,309 home workers.

Population estimate51,033± 37 MOE

Workers age 16+22,870± 957 MOE

Workers with travel time19,561± 939 MOE

Estimated home workers3,309± 480 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 Troy city

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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