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

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of Owasco, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Workers who live in the Town of Owasco, NY take an average of 23.4 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

82.4% of workers drive alone to work.

0.0% take public transportation.

0.0% of workers walk to work.

12.8% work from home.

5.0% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 23.4 minutes (±4.4)
Public transportation: 0.0%
Work from home: 12.8%
Households without a car: 5.0%

How people in the Town of Owasco get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of Owasco	Cayuga County	New York	United States
Drove alone	82.4% (±5.9 points)	78.8%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	4.0% (±3.6 points)	8.1%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.3%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	0.0% (±2.4 points)	3.7%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.9% (±1.0 points)	1.3%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	12.8% (±5.3 points)	7.7%	14.9%	15.1%

In the Town of Owasco, the average commute is not measurably different from Cayuga County (22.8 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 Owasco, the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Cayuga County (0.3%).

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

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

In Cayuga County, the Town of Owasco ranks 13 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 655 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 Owasco

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of Owasco	Cayuga County	New York	United States
No vehicle	5.0% (±4.2 points)	9.1%	29.2%	8.4%
1 vehicle	28.4% (±8.2 points)	36.3%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	52.4% (±10.3 points)	37.0%	25.4%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	14.3% (±4.8 points)	17.7%	11.8%	21.9%

In the Town of Owasco, the share of households without a vehicle is not measurably different from Cayuga County (9.1%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (8.4%).

Working from home and internet access in the Town of Owasco

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Owasco	Cayuga County	New York	United States
Workers working from home	12.8% (±5.3 points)	7.7% (±0.9 points)	14.9% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	99.1% (±1.4 points)	93.8% (±0.9 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	97.5% (±2.3 points)	89.1% (±1.3 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In the Town of Owasco, the share of households with a broadband subscription is higher than in Cayuga County (89.1%).

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

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

Average commute in places near the Town of Owasco

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Owasco
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of Owasco	—	23.4 minutes (±4.4)	—
Town of Fleming	4.5 mi	18.4 minutes (±3.3)	Not measurably different
Auburn	4.7 mi	19.7 minutes (±3.0)	Not measurably different
Town of Skaneateles	4.9 mi	21.7 minutes (±2.8)	Not measurably different
Village of Skaneateles	4.9 mi	21.0 minutes (±5.8)	Not measurably different
Town of Sennett	5.9 mi	20.9 minutes (±2.5)	Not measurably different
Town of Niles	6.9 mi	25.8 minutes (±3.2)	Not measurably different
Town of Scipio	8.2 mi	22.5 minutes (±2.8)	Not measurably different
Town of Throop	8.9 mi	26.4 minutes (±3.5)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Average commute across Cayuga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
7	Town of Brutus	26.7 minutes (±3.2)
8 (tie)	Town of Conquest	26.4 minutes (±2.1)
8 (tie)	Town of Throop	26.4 minutes (±3.5)
10	Town of Niles	25.8 minutes (±3.2)
11	Town of Moravia	24.6 minutes (±2.8)
12 (tie)	Town of Locke	23.4 minutes (±2.0)
12 (tie)	Town of Owasco	23.4 minutes (±4.4)
14 (tie)	Town of Cato	22.8 minutes (±2.4)
14 (tie)	Town of Genoa	22.8 minutes (±1.9)
14 (tie)	Town of Springport	22.8 minutes (±3.3)
17 (tie)	Town of Montezuma	22.5 minutes (±2.0)
17 (tie)	Town of Scipio	22.5 minutes (±2.8)
19	Town of Venice	21.0 minutes (±4.8)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Cayuga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Owasco include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Melrose Park.

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 Owasco

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

Workers who live in the Town of Owasco, NY take an average of 23.4 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

5.0% of households in the Town of Owasco have no vehicle, and 0.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

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

12.8% (±5.3 points) of workers who live in the Town of Owasco worked from home, and 97.5% 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 Owasco town, Cayuga County, New York (county subdivision:55871, in state:36 county:011).

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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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