ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36219852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Farmingdale, New York

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.5%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute29.3 min → 27.5 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 15.2%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit8.3% → 4.0%▼ 4.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 72.4%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±5.9 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit4.0% ±2.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±1.2 pp
Work from home15.2% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 3,068 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,666± 547 MOE
Workers age 16+3,068± 340 MOE
Workers with travel time2,601± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers467± 129 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.