How long is the commute from the Town of Benton, NY?

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of Benton, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Workers who live in the Town of Benton, NY take an average of 22.9 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

68.4% of workers drive alone to work.

0.0% take public transportation.

5.4% of workers walk to work.

11.8% work from home.

17.0% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 22.9 minutes (±4.2)
Public transportation: 0.0%
Work from home: 11.8%
Households without a car: 17.0%

How people in the Town of Benton get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of Benton	Yates County	New York	United States
Drove alone	68.4% (±9.5 points)	68.7%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	8.0% (±4.5 points)	8.1%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.1%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	5.4% (±3.3 points)	5.2%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	6.4% (±4.3 points)	4.4%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	11.8% (±6.3 points)	13.4%	14.9%	15.1%

In the Town of Benton, the average commute is not measurably different from Yates County (22.3 minutes).

It is also lower than in New York (32.6 minutes).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (26.4 minutes).

In the Town of Benton, the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Yates County (0.1%).

It is also lower than in New York (21.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.2%).

In Yates County, the Town of Benton ranks 7 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 703 of 1,003.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Cars per household in the Town of Benton

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of Benton	Yates County	New York	United States
No vehicle	17.0% (±7.2 points)	14.0%	29.2%	8.4%
1 vehicle	27.4% (±6.5 points)	32.6%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	39.2% (±8.8 points)	35.9%	25.4%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	16.4% (±6.5 points)	17.6%	11.8%	21.9%

In the Town of Benton, the share of households without a vehicle is not measurably different from Yates County (14.0%).

It is also lower than in New York (29.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (8.4%).

Working from home and internet access in the Town of Benton

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Benton	Yates County	New York	United States
Workers working from home	11.8% (±6.3 points)	13.4% (±2.2 points)	14.9% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	80.4% (±7.5 points)	83.6% (±2.3 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	76.7% (±7.2 points)	79.1% (±2.6 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In the Town of Benton, the share of households with a broadband subscription is not measurably different from Yates County (79.1%).

It is also lower than in New York (90.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near the Town of Benton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Benton
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of Benton	—	22.9 minutes (±4.2)	—
Village of Penn Yan	4.2 mi	14.4 minutes (±2.3)	Lower
Village of Dresden	5.4 mi	16.8 minutes (±4.2)	Lower
Town of Torrey	6.0 mi	25.5 minutes (±4.8)	Not measurably different
Town of Potter	6.7 mi	24.6 minutes (±2.4)	Not measurably different
Town of Seneca	7.8 mi	26.9 minutes (±4.8)	Not measurably different
Keuka Park	7.9 mi	12.5 minutes (±3.6)	Lower
Town of Milo	8.0 mi	16.0 minutes (±2.2)	Lower
Town of Geneva	8.0 mi	17.8 minutes (±3.2)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Penn Yan, NY (14.4 minutes), Village of Dresden, NY (16.8 minutes), Keuka Park, NY (12.5 minutes).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Average commute across Yates County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
1	Town of Italy	38.3 minutes (±5.9)
2	Town of Starkey	26.2 minutes (±4.8)
3	Town of Torrey	25.5 minutes (±4.8)
4	Town of Middlesex	25.4 minutes (±3.1)
5	Town of Potter	24.6 minutes (±2.4)
6	Town of Jerusalem	24.4 minutes (±4.7)
7	Town of Benton	22.9 minutes (±4.2)
8	Town of Barrington	18.5 minutes (±3.3)
9	Town of Milo	16.0 minutes (±2.2)

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Benton include them.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Benton

How long is the average commute in the Town of Benton?

Workers who live in the Town of Benton, NY take an average of 22.9 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in the Town of Benton without a car?

17.0% of households in the Town of Benton have no vehicle, and 0.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in the Town of Benton?

11.8% (±6.3 points) of workers who live in the Town of Benton worked from home, and 76.7% of households have a broadband subscription.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Benton town, Yates County, New York (county subdivision:06002, in state:36 county:123).

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DP03_0018E, DP03_0018M, DP03_0025E, DP03_0025M, DP03_0019PE, DP03_0019PM, DP03_0020PE, DP03_0020PM, DP03_0021PE, DP03_0021PM, DP03_0022PE, DP03_0022PM, DP03_0023PE, DP03_0023PM, DP03_0024PE, DP03_0024PM, DP04_0058PE, DP04_0058PM, DP04_0059PE, DP04_0059PM, DP04_0060PE, DP04_0060PM, DP04_0061PE, DP04_0061PM, DP02_0153PE, DP02_0153PM, DP02_0154PE, DP02_0154PM

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