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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.7 min one way; 22.7% worked from home, 62.1% drove alone, and 19.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Viola CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -5.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.8 percentage points.

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 Viola CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.1%; 3.3% used public transit and 22.7% worked from home.

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

How Viola CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 71th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 Viola CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,817 workers age 16+, including 2,178 workers with reported travel time and 639 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Viola 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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