What is the average commute in Hampton Bays CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Hampton Bays CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36318962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hampton Bays, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Hampton Bays CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.2 min one way; 9.5% worked from home, 70.1% drove alone, and 17.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.2 min±6.4 min MOE

Worked from home9.5%±3.1 pp MOE

Drove alone70.1%±6.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip17.5%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 Hampton Bays CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute35.2 min → 34.2 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 9.5%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 5.9%▲ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 70.1%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hampton Bays CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.1%; 5.9% used public transit and 9.5% worked from home.

Drive alone70.1% ±6.0 pp

Carpool10.3% ±4.5 pp

Public transit5.9% ±1.8 pp

Walk3.8% ±2.0 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home9.5% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 7,564 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hampton Bays CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

91^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hampton Bays CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,564 workers age 16+, including 6,844 workers with reported travel time and 720 home workers.

Population estimate15,706± 1,614 MOE

Workers age 16+7,564± 920 MOE

Workers with travel time6,844± 873 MOE

Estimated home workers720± 251 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Hampton Bays CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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