ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36228322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Quogue, New York

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±9.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.6%±6.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±8.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 commute34.7 min → 29.2 min▼ 5.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 14.6%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 1.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 73.3%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±8.4 pp
Carpool5.0% ±3.4 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.5 pp
Walk3.6% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.6% ±6.8 pp

Each share uses 2,629 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% 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.

76thTransit percentile

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

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,406± 916 MOE
Workers age 16+2,629± 565 MOE
Workers with travel time2,246± 471 MOE
Estimated home workers383± 196 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.