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

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of Tonawanda, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Workers who live in the Town of Tonawanda, NY take an average of 20.6 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

71.7% of workers drive alone to work.

1.7% take public transportation.

1.4% of workers walk to work.

14.2% work from home.

8.0% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 20.6 minutes (±1.1)
Public transportation: 1.7%
Work from home: 14.2%
Households without a car: 8.0%

How people in the Town of Tonawanda get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of Tonawanda	Erie County	New York	United States
Drove alone	71.7% (±2.3 points)	72.4%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	9.7% (±1.7 points)	7.8%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	1.7% (±0.6 points)	2.8%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	1.4% (±0.4 points)	2.3%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.3% (±0.5 points)	1.7%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	14.2% (±1.8 points)	12.9%	14.9%	15.1%

In the Town of Tonawanda, the average commute is not measurably different from Erie County (21.3 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 Tonawanda, the share commuting by public transportation is lower than in Erie County (2.8%).

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

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

In Erie County, the Town of Tonawanda ranks 23 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 837 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 Tonawanda

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of Tonawanda	Erie County	New York	United States
No vehicle	8.0% (±1.4 points)	11.5%	29.2%	8.4%
1 vehicle	43.4% (±2.1 points)	39.6%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	37.5% (±2.1 points)	35.5%	25.4%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	11.0% (±1.6 points)	13.4%	11.8%	21.9%

In the Town of Tonawanda, the share of households without a vehicle is lower than in Erie County (11.5%).

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 Tonawanda

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Tonawanda	Erie County	New York	United States
Workers working from home	14.2% (±1.8 points)	12.9% (±0.4 points)	14.9% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	95.1% (±0.9 points)	94.1% (±0.3 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	92.9% (±1.2 points)	90.2% (±0.4 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In the Town of Tonawanda, the share of households with a broadband subscription is higher than in Erie County (90.2%).

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 Tonawanda

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Tonawanda
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of Tonawanda	—	20.6 minutes (±1.1)	—
Village of Kenmore	1.3 mi	18.5 minutes (±1.8)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda	2.0 mi	22.7 minutes (±2.1)	Not measurably different
Eggertsville	3.7 mi	18.4 minutes (±1.9)	Lower
Grandyle Village	4.0 mi	16.7 minutes (±1.9)	Lower
North Tonawanda	4.6 mi	20.4 minutes (±0.9)	Not measurably different
University at Buffalo	4.6 mi	14.8 minutes (±1.6)	Lower
Town of Grand Island	5.0 mi	18.9 minutes (±1.0)	Lower
Town of Amherst	6.3 mi	20.0 minutes (±0.7)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eggertsville, NY (18.4 minutes), Grandyle Village, NY (16.7 minutes), University at Buffalo, NY (14.8 minutes).

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

Average commute across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
17 (tie)	Town of Clarence	23.0 minutes (±1.6)
17 (tie)	Town of Hamburg	23.0 minutes (±1.3)
17 (tie)	Town of West Seneca	23.0 minutes (±1.8)
20	Tonawanda	22.7 minutes (±2.1)
21	Town of Elma	22.4 minutes (±1.9)
22	Town of Orchard Park	21.5 minutes (±1.2)
23	Town of Tonawanda	20.6 minutes (±1.1)
24 (tie)	Town of Cheektowaga	20.4 minutes (±1.4)
24 (tie)	Town of Lancaster	20.4 minutes (±0.6)
26 (tie)	Lackawanna	20.0 minutes (±2.0)
26 (tie)	Town of Amherst	20.0 minutes (±0.7)
28	Buffalo	19.9 minutes (±0.5)
29	Town of Grand Island	18.9 minutes (±1.0)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

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 Tonawanda

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

Workers who live in the Town of Tonawanda, NY take an average of 20.6 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

8.0% of households in the Town of Tonawanda have no vehicle, and 1.7% of workers commute by public transportation.

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

14.2% (±1.8 points) of workers who live in the Town of Tonawanda worked from home, and 92.9% 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 Tonawanda town, Erie County, New York (county subdivision:75000, in state:36 county:029).

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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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