ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36791742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wesley Hills, New York

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.8%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 commute35.7 min → 31.0 min▼ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 14.7%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit8.9% → 7.7%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 70.4%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±7.2 pp
Carpool5.7% ±3.2 pp
Public transit7.7% ±5.0 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.7% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 2,810 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% 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 estimate6,196± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+2,810± 270 MOE
Workers with travel time2,397± 291 MOE
Estimated home workers413± 169 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.