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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.0 min one way; 16.9% worked from home, 61.3% drove alone, and 14.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 East Moriches CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.7 percentage points.

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 East Moriches CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.3%; 1.7% used public transit and 16.9% worked from home.

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

How East Moriches CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 East Moriches CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,735 workers age 16+, including 2,272 workers with reported travel time and 463 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for East Moriches CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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