ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36071572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bohemia, New York

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute28.7 min → 27.9 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 6.0%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 2.7%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.3% → 76.9%▼ 9.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±5.2 pp
Carpool13.0% ±3.0 pp
Public transit2.7% ±1.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.0% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 5,221 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,181± 964 MOE
Workers age 16+5,221± 522 MOE
Workers with travel time4,909± 534 MOE
Estimated home workers312± 112 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.