ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36274852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Freeport, New York

Mean one-way trip35.8 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone63.0%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.3%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 commute33.1 min → 35.8 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 9.8%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit10.5% → 11.7%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.8% → 63.0%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool10.8% ±2.0 pp
Public transit11.7% ±2.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.8% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 22,462 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,088± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+22,462± 883 MOE
Workers with travel time20,253± 830 MOE
Estimated home workers2,209± 409 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.