ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36222002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Hampton North, New York

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±12.1 min MOE
Worked from home18.5%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±11.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute32.6 min → 22.5 min▼ 10.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 18.5%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 0.4%▼ 7.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 76.5%▲ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±11.0 pp
Carpool1.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.4% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home18.5% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 3,146 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.

35thMean commute percentile

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

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,006± 927 MOE
Workers age 16+3,146± 620 MOE
Workers with travel time2,563± 608 MOE
Estimated home workers583± 208 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.