ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36224802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Massapequa, New York

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home14.8%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone68.9%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.1%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 commute38.9 min → 35.0 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 14.8%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit13.0% → 8.3%▼ 4.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 68.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.9% ±4.3 pp
Carpool4.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit8.3% ±3.3 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.8% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 10,200 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.

92thMean commute percentile

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

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,377± 1,220 MOE
Workers age 16+10,200± 718 MOE
Workers with travel time8,693± 696 MOE
Estimated home workers1,507± 253 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.