What is the average commute in Central Islip CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Central Islip CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36135522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Central Islip, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Central Islip CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.3 min one way; 6.7% worked from home, 71.1% drove alone, and 7.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±3.2 min MOE

Worked from home6.7%±1.9 pp MOE

Drove alone71.1%±4.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.5%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 Central Islip CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.5 min → 27.3 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 6.7%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 4.2%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 71.1%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Central Islip CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.1%; 4.2% used public transit and 6.7% worked from home.

Drive alone71.1% ±4.2 pp

Carpool13.9% ±2.9 pp

Public transit4.2% ±1.4 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle1.2% ±0.7 pp

Work from home6.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 17,517 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Central Islip CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 62th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

62^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86^thTransit percentile

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

58^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Central Islip CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,517 workers age 16+, including 16,340 workers with reported travel time and 1,177 home workers.

Population estimate38,373± 2,622 MOE

Workers age 16+17,517± 1,301 MOE

Workers with travel time16,340± 1,229 MOE

Estimated home workers1,177± 340 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 Central Islip 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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