ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36291132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glen Cove, New York

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.4%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.4%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 commute28.9 min → 29.4 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 10.9%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit8.4% → 7.1%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.5% → 68.4%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.4% ±2.2 pp
Carpool6.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit7.1% ±1.9 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.9% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 13,780 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 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,112± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+13,780± 899 MOE
Workers with travel time12,282± 877 MOE
Estimated home workers1,498± 354 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.