ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36034082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Babylon, New York

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home20.1%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone63.3%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute35.1 min → 33.3 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 20.1%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit10.4% → 7.8%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 63.3%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.3% ±4.9 pp
Carpool5.7% ±2.6 pp
Public transit7.8% ±2.1 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home20.1% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 6,630 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,185± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+6,630± 303 MOE
Workers with travel time5,296± 395 MOE
Estimated home workers1,334± 305 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.