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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 35.8 min one way; 22.2% worked from home, 60.7% drove alone, and 16.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Centerport CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.9 percentage points.

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 Centerport CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 60.7%; 14.9% used public transit and 22.2% worked from home.

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

How Centerport CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 Centerport CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,443 workers age 16+, including 2,680 workers with reported travel time and 763 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Centerport CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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