ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36775742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Viola, New York

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±13.9 min MOE
Worked from home22.7%±7.1 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±13.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.0%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 commute34.0 min → 28.7 min▼ 5.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 22.7%▲ 13.8 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 3.3%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.9% → 62.1%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±13.4 pp
Carpool4.0% ±2.5 pp
Public transit3.3% ±2.4 pp
Walk3.4% ±4.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home22.7% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 2,817 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

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

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,461± 1,615 MOE
Workers age 16+2,817± 667 MOE
Workers with travel time2,178± 647 MOE
Estimated home workers639± 251 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.