What is the average commute in Washingtonville village, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 38.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Washingtonville village, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.5 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 36784652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washingtonville, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Washingtonville village, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 38.7 min one way; 13.8% worked from home, 73.0% drove alone, and 28.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip38.7 min±7.1 min MOE

Worked from home13.8%±5.5 pp MOE

Drove alone73.0%±6.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip28.6%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 Washingtonville village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -5.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute44.2 min → 38.7 min▼ 5.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.1% → 13.8%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit7.4% → 8.1%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.9% → 73.0%▲ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Washingtonville village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.0%; 8.1% used public transit and 13.8% worked from home.

Drive alone73.0% ±6.9 pp

Carpool4.2% ±2.5 pp

Public transit8.1% ±3.8 pp

Walk0.6% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home13.8% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 2,646 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Washingtonville village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Washingtonville village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,646 workers age 16+, including 2,280 workers with reported travel time and 366 home workers.

Population estimate5,707± 26 MOE

Workers age 16+2,646± 264 MOE

Workers with travel time2,280± 239 MOE

Estimated home workers366± 150 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 Washingtonville village

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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