What is the average commute in University at Buffalo CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 14.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in University at Buffalo CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 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 36762802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

University at Buffalo, New York

Name: Commute estimates for University at Buffalo CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 14.8 min one way; 11.6% worked from home, 45.4% drove alone, and 0.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip14.8 min±4.1 min MOE

Worked from home11.6%±4.9 pp MOE

Drove alone45.4%±10.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip0.1%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 University at Buffalo CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute14.0 min → 14.8 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 11.6%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit12.9% → 6.9%▼ 6.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone37.1% → 45.4%▲ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How University at Buffalo CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 45.4%; 6.9% used public transit and 11.6% worked from home.

Drive alone45.4% ±10.3 pp

Carpool5.8% ±4.8 pp

Public transit6.9% ±4.5 pp

Walk26.8% ±7.1 pp

Bicycle1.0% ±1.2 pp

Work from home11.6% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 1,574 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How University at Buffalo CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 4th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

4^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

0^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind University at Buffalo CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,574 workers age 16+, including 1,391 workers with reported travel time and 183 home workers.

Population estimate7,020± 383 MOE

Workers age 16+1,574± 232 MOE

Workers with travel time1,391± 230 MOE

Estimated home workers183± 82 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 University at Buffalo CDP

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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