ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36223152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Islip, New York

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.8%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.4%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 commute32.5 min → 30.0 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 12.8%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 3.3%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 79.7%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±5.7 pp
Carpool3.6% ±2.6 pp
Public transit3.3% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.8% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 7,050 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

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

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,573± 1,195 MOE
Workers age 16+7,050± 868 MOE
Workers with travel time6,147± 893 MOE
Estimated home workers903± 273 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.