ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36765402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Utica, New York

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute16.5 min → 19.5 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 7.5%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 3.4%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.0% → 67.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±2.6 pp
Carpool13.7% ±2.4 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.0 pp
Walk5.1% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home7.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 25,025 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate64,217± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+25,025± 1,073 MOE
Workers with travel time23,155± 1,028 MOE
Estimated home workers1,870± 317 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.