ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36227332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Patchogue, New York

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute30.4 min → 29.5 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 8.1%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 3.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 77.6%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±3.7 pp
Carpool9.4% ±3.2 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.1% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 11,457 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% 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.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,673± 1,650 MOE
Workers age 16+11,457± 932 MOE
Workers with travel time10,529± 907 MOE
Estimated home workers928± 366 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.