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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.3 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 361032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Suffolk County, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Suffolk County, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.1 min one way; 12.0% worked from home, 72.1% drove alone, and 14.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±0.4 min MOE

Worked from home12.0%±0.3 pp MOE

Drove alone72.1%±0.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.1%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 Suffolk County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.1 min → 31.1 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 12.0%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit5.6% → 4.8%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 72.1%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Suffolk County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.1%; 4.8% used public transit and 12.0% worked from home.

Drive alone72.1% ±0.4 pp

Carpool7.5% ±0.3 pp

Public transit4.8% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.4% ±0.1 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.0 pp

Work from home12.0% ±0.3 pp

Each share uses 766,432 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Suffolk County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered 500k+ countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

14^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

78^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

86^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Suffolk County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 766,432 workers age 16+, including 674,118 workers with reported travel time and 92,314 home workers.

Population estimate1,530,146± — MOE

Workers age 16+766,432± 4,614 MOE

Workers with travel time674,118± 5,156 MOE

Estimated home workers92,314± 2,702 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 Suffolk 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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