ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36225462024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Moriches, New York

Mean one-way trip33.0 min±8.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone61.3%±9.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 commute31.9 min → 33.0 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 16.9%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.7%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 61.3%▼ 14.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.3% ±9.0 pp
Carpool20.0% ±10.9 pp
Public transit1.7% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home16.9% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 2,735 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,260± 656 MOE
Workers age 16+2,735± 385 MOE
Workers with travel time2,272± 402 MOE
Estimated home workers463± 173 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.