What is the average commute in Hempstead village, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Hempstead village, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 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 36331392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hempstead, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Hempstead village, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.3 min one way; 7.3% worked from home, 55.9% drove alone, and 15.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±2.8 min MOE

Worked from home7.3%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone55.9%±3.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.9%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 Hempstead village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.4 min → 33.3 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 7.3%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit18.9% → 19.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.4% → 55.9%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hempstead village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 55.9%; 19.2% used public transit and 7.3% worked from home.

Drive alone55.9% ±3.1 pp

Carpool13.1% ±2.0 pp

Public transit19.2% ±2.8 pp

Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home7.3% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 27,624 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hempstead village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered 25k–100k 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 25k–100k population band.

14^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hempstead village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 27,624 workers age 16+, including 25,599 workers with reported travel time and 2,025 home workers.

Population estimate58,801± 60 MOE

Workers age 16+27,624± 1,183 MOE

Workers with travel time25,599± 1,216 MOE

Estimated home workers2,025± 415 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 Hempstead village

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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