What is the average commute in Coram CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 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 36181572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coram, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Coram CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.7 min one way; 8.5% worked from home, 79.8% drove alone, and 14.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±4.3 min MOE

Worked from home8.5%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone79.8%±2.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.8%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 Coram CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.2 min → 33.7 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 8.5%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 3.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 79.8%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Coram CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.8%; 3.3% used public transit and 8.5% worked from home.

Drive alone79.8% ±2.0 pp

Carpool6.1% ±2.0 pp

Public transit3.3% ±1.4 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home8.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 20,448 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Coram CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 92th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

92^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Coram CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 20,448 workers age 16+, including 18,710 workers with reported travel time and 1,738 home workers.

Population estimate39,539± 2,354 MOE

Workers age 16+20,448± 1,503 MOE

Workers with travel time18,710± 1,430 MOE

Estimated home workers1,738± 339 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 Coram 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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