ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36133762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Centereach, New York

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.8%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 commute31.6 min → 31.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 11.4%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 1.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 76.7%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±3.5 pp
Carpool8.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 15,461 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,839± 1,924 MOE
Workers age 16+15,461± 1,060 MOE
Workers with travel time13,697± 1,030 MOE
Estimated home workers1,764± 300 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.