ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36262642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Floral Park, New York

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home17.2%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone59.8%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.2%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 commute37.2 min → 32.9 min▼ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 17.2%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit15.0% → 11.5%▼ 3.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.1% → 59.8%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.8% ±4.4 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.4 pp
Public transit11.5% ±2.2 pp
Walk3.3% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.2% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 8,271 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.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,169± 440 MOE
Workers age 16+8,271± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time6,851± 483 MOE
Estimated home workers1,420± 289 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.