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

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of Ithaca, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Workers who live in the Town of Ithaca, NY take an average of 16.6 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.3% of workers drive alone to work.

5.4% take public transportation.

12.5% of workers walk to work.

25.2% work from home.

12.4% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 16.6 minutes (±1.4)
Public transportation: 5.4%
Work from home: 25.2%
Households without a car: 12.4%

How people in the Town of Ithaca get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of Ithaca	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Drove alone	45.3% (±4.6 points)	51.7%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	9.2% (±3.1 points)	9.3%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	5.4% (±1.7 points)	4.6%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	12.5% (±2.7 points)	11.4%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	2.4% (±1.3 points)	2.9%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	25.2% (±3.9 points)	20.0%	14.9%	15.1%

In the Town of Ithaca, the average commute is lower than in Tompkins County (20.1 minutes).

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

It is lower than the national figure (26.4 minutes).

In the Town of Ithaca, the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Tompkins County (4.6%).

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

It is higher than the national figure (3.2%).

In Tompkins County, the Town of Ithaca ranks 10 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 974 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 Ithaca

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of Ithaca	Tompkins County	New York	United States
No vehicle	12.4% (±3.0 points)	14.1%	29.2%	8.4%
1 vehicle	41.0% (±4.9 points)	37.6%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	35.2% (±5.0 points)	34.2%	25.4%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	11.5% (±3.2 points)	14.0%	11.8%	21.9%

In the Town of Ithaca, the share of households without a vehicle is not measurably different from Tompkins County (14.1%).

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 Ithaca

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Ithaca	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Workers working from home	25.2% (±3.9 points)	20.0% (±1.9 points)	14.9% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	95.4% (±2.0 points)	96.6% (±0.9 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	90.5% (±2.3 points)	90.6% (±1.2 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In the Town of Ithaca, the share of households with a broadband subscription is not measurably different from Tompkins County (90.6%).

It is not measurably different from New York (90.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near the Town of Ithaca

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ithaca
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of Ithaca	—	16.6 minutes (±1.4)	—
Ithaca	2.8 mi	18.7 minutes (±2.7)	Not measurably different
Town of Enfield	4.5 mi	30.9 minutes (±11.6)	Higher
Village of Cayuga Heights	4.6 mi	13.2 minutes (±2.2)	Lower
Village of Lansing	5.9 mi	15.7 minutes (±2.3)	Not measurably different
Town of Newfield	6.4 mi	25.7 minutes (±5.0)	Higher
Town of Danby	6.7 mi	22.0 minutes (±2.4)	Higher
Town of Ulysses	7.9 mi	25.9 minutes (±4.9)	Higher
South Lansing	8.5 mi	18.9 minutes (±6.1)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Cayuga Heights, NY (13.2 minutes).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Enfield, NY (30.9 minutes), Town of Newfield, NY (25.7 minutes), Town of Danby, NY (22.0 minutes).

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

Average commute across Tompkins County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
4	Town of Danby	22.0 minutes (±2.4)
5 (tie)	Town of Caroline	21.3 minutes (±2.5)
5 (tie)	Town of Groton	21.3 minutes (±1.7)
7	Town of Lansing	19.7 minutes (±2.2)
8	Town of Dryden	19.2 minutes (±1.5)
9	Ithaca	18.7 minutes (±2.7)
10	Town of Ithaca	16.6 minutes (±1.4)

Showing 7 of 10 places in Tompkins County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Ithaca include the places inside it that have pages of their own: East Ithaca, Forest Home, Northeast Ithaca, Northwest Ithaca, South Hill.

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 Ithaca

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

Workers who live in the Town of Ithaca, NY take an average of 16.6 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

12.4% of households in the Town of Ithaca have no vehicle, and 5.4% of workers commute by public transportation.

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

25.2% (±3.9 points) of workers who live in the Town of Ithaca worked from home, and 90.5% 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 Ithaca town, Tompkins County, New York (county subdivision:38088, in state:36 county:109).

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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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