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

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of Somers, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Workers who live in the Town of Somers, NY take an average of 36.4 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

62.6% of workers drive alone to work.

8.0% take public transportation.

1.0% of workers walk to work.

21.6% work from home.

3.4% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 36.4 minutes (±3.1)
Public transportation: 8.0%
Work from home: 21.6%
Households without a car: 3.4%

How people in the Town of Somers get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of Somers	Westchester County	New York	United States
Drove alone	62.6% (±4.6 points)	50.4%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	5.3% (±2.2 points)	7.1%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	8.0% (±3.0 points)	17.3%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	1.0% (±0.6 points)	3.7%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.5% (±0.9 points)	2.3%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	21.6% (±4.4 points)	19.1%	14.9%	15.1%

In the Town of Somers, the average commute is not measurably different from Westchester County (34.6 minutes).

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

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

In the Town of Somers, the share commuting by public transportation is lower than in Westchester County (17.3%).

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

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

In Westchester County, the Town of Somers ranks 15 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 65 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 Somers

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of Somers	Westchester County	New York	United States
No vehicle	3.4% (±1.3 points)	14.3%	29.2%	8.4%
1 vehicle	31.9% (±3.7 points)	37.8%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	44.7% (±5.2 points)	33.4%	25.4%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	20.1% (±3.2 points)	14.5%	11.8%	21.9%

In the Town of Somers, the share of households without a vehicle is lower than in Westchester County (14.3%).

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

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

Working from home and internet access in the Town of Somers

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Somers	Westchester County	New York	United States
Workers working from home	21.6% (±4.4 points)	19.1% (±0.5 points)	14.9% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	97.0% (±1.3 points)	96.3% (±0.3 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	96.6% (±1.2 points)	93.7% (±0.4 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In the Town of Somers, the share of households with a broadband subscription is higher than in Westchester County (93.7%).

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 Somers

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Somers
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of Somers	—	36.4 minutes (±3.1)	—
Golden's Bridge	2.9 mi	41.0 minutes (±7.0)	Not measurably different
Yorktown Heights	3.6 mi	37.6 minutes (±7.8)	Not measurably different
Katonah	3.9 mi	34.5 minutes (±6.5)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown	4.1 mi	38.5 minutes (±2.8)	Not measurably different
Mahopac	4.6 mi	43.1 minutes (±5.2)	Higher
Bedford Hills	4.8 mi	34.5 minutes (±7.8)	Not measurably different
Town of Yorktown	5.5 mi	37.7 minutes (±2.0)	Not measurably different
Town of Carmel	5.7 mi	41.2 minutes (±2.0)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mahopac, NY (43.1 minutes), Town of Carmel, NY (41.2 minutes).

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

Average commute across Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
9	Town of Cortlandt	37.8 minutes (±2.2)
10	Town of Yorktown	37.7 minutes (±2.0)
11	Town of North Castle	37.4 minutes (±2.8)
12	Peekskill	37.2 minutes (±2.9)
13 (tie)	Town of Mamaroneck	36.5 minutes (±3.0)
13 (tie)	Town of Ossining	36.5 minutes (±2.6)
15	Town of Somers	36.4 minutes (±3.1)
16	Town of Eastchester	35.9 minutes (±1.5)
17	Yonkers	35.6 minutes (±0.9)
18	Mount Vernon	35.0 minutes (±1.8)
19	Town of Greenburgh	34.4 minutes (±1.3)
20	Town of Mount Kisco	32.7 minutes (±4.0)
21	New Rochelle	32.5 minutes (±1.4)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Somers include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Heritage Hills, Lincolndale, Shenorock.

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 Somers

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

Workers who live in the Town of Somers, NY take an average of 36.4 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

3.4% of households in the Town of Somers have no vehicle, and 8.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

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

21.6% (±4.4 points) of workers who live in the Town of Somers worked from home, and 96.6% 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 Somers town, Westchester County, New York (county subdivision:68308, in state:36 county:119).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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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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