ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36134422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Centerport, New York

Mean one-way trip35.8 min±7.7 min MOE
Worked from home22.2%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone60.7%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.8%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 commute36.7 min → 35.8 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 22.2%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit14.5% → 14.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.3% → 60.7%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.7% ±6.8 pp
Carpool1.6% ±1.7 pp
Public transit14.9% ±4.7 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home22.2% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,443 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,072± 678 MOE
Workers age 16+3,443± 438 MOE
Workers with travel time2,680± 381 MOE
Estimated home workers763± 172 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.