What is the average commute in Kings County, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 41.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Kings County, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NY · GEOID 360472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kings County, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Kings County, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 41.7 min one way; 19.1% worked from home, 17.6% drove alone, and 26.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip41.7 min±0.4 min MOE

Worked from home19.1%±0.4 pp MOE

Drove alone17.6%±0.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip26.2%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Kings County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute42.9 min → 41.7 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 19.1%▲ 7.4 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit53.8% → 46.5%▼ 7.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone18.3% → 17.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Kings County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 17.6%; 46.5% used public transit and 19.1% worked from home.

Drive alone17.6% ±0.3 pp

Carpool3.9% ±0.2 pp

Public transit46.5% ±0.4 pp

Walk8.5% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle2.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home19.1% ±0.4 pp

Each share uses 1,208,610 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Kings County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered 500k+ countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

99^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

66^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

99^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Kings County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,208,610 workers age 16+, including 977,381 workers with reported travel time and 231,229 home workers.

Population estimate2,631,580± — MOE

Workers age 16+1,208,610± 5,725 MOE

Workers with travel time977,381± 6,615 MOE

Estimated home workers231,229± 4,736 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Kings County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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