ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36778492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walden, New York

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone82.2%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.8%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 commute27.8 min → 35.0 min▲ 7.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 8.8%▼ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 2.9%▲ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 82.2%▲ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.2% ±4.5 pp
Carpool4.4% ±2.0 pp
Public transit2.9% ±2.8 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 3,474 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,868± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+3,474± 321 MOE
Workers with travel time3,170± 315 MOE
Estimated home workers304± 127 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.