ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36755832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tuckahoe, New York

Mean one-way trip36.5 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home25.4%±8.2 pp MOE
Drove alone45.4%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute41.6 min → 36.5 min▼ 5.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.2% → 25.4%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit21.8% → 21.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.4% → 45.4%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone45.4% ±6.9 pp
Carpool6.3% ±4.0 pp
Public transit21.0% ±5.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home25.4% ±8.2 pp

Each share uses 3,982 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thTransit percentile

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

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,973± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+3,982± 333 MOE
Workers with travel time2,971± 315 MOE
Estimated home workers1,011± 339 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.