ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36049352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bay Shore, New York

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone71.0%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute30.3 min → 26.4 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 9.9%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit12.1% → 4.2%▼ 7.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.2% → 71.0%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.0% ±3.4 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit4.2% ±2.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.9% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 14,779 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,683± 2,135 MOE
Workers age 16+14,779± 1,131 MOE
Workers with travel time13,321± 1,082 MOE
Estimated home workers1,458± 404 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.