ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36225022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Meadow, New York

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone66.4%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute35.9 min → 35.0 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 14.9%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit10.8% → 7.8%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.5% → 66.4%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.4% ±4.2 pp
Carpool7.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit7.8% ±1.8 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.9% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 16,466 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,821± 2,310 MOE
Workers age 16+16,466± 1,556 MOE
Workers with travel time14,012± 1,381 MOE
Estimated home workers2,454± 606 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.