ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36229802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Shoreham, New York

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.6%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 commute35.0 min → 32.9 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 13.6%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 78.9%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.9% ±6.5 pp
Carpool5.4% ±3.5 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home13.6% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 3,360 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.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,321± 1,023 MOE
Workers age 16+3,360± 325 MOE
Workers with travel time2,902± 336 MOE
Estimated home workers458± 169 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.