ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36802582024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Hills, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

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.

84thWork-from-home percentile

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

98thTransit percentile

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

96th60+ 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 the shares

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.