What is the average commute in West Hills CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in West Hills CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.2 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 36802582024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Hills, New York

Name: Commute estimates for West Hills CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.9 min one way; 22.1% worked from home, 58.1% drove alone, and 23.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.9 min±9.7 min MOE

Worked from home22.1%±6.2 pp MOE

Drove alone58.1%±3.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip23.0%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 West Hills CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute37.6 min → 34.9 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.8% → 22.1%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit15.8% → 12.0%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.5% → 58.1%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How West Hills CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 58.1%; 12.0% used public transit and 22.1% worked from home.

Drive alone58.1% ±3.7 pp

Carpool4.6% ±4.7 pp

Public transit12.0% ±4.2 pp

Walk1.8% ±2.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home22.1% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 3,094 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How West Hills CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 92th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

92^thMean commute percentile

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

84^thWork-from-home percentile

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

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind West Hills CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,094 workers age 16+, including 2,411 workers with reported travel time and 683 home workers.

Population estimate5,369± 666 MOE

Workers age 16+3,094± 518 MOE

Workers with travel time2,411± 420 MOE

Estimated home workers683± 223 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 West Hills 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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