ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36342862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hewlett, New York

Mean one-way trip41.7 min±9.7 min MOE
Worked from home22.9%±13.5 pp MOE
Drove alone53.2%±12.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip32.2%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 commute33.7 min → 41.7 min▲ 8.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.1% → 22.9%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit13.8% → 15.9%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.0% → 53.2%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.2% ±12.9 pp
Carpool6.8% ±4.7 pp
Public transit15.9% ±6.0 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home22.9% ±13.5 pp

Each share uses 3,323 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

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

99thTransit percentile

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

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,570± 1,014 MOE
Workers age 16+3,323± 600 MOE
Workers with travel time2,561± 361 MOE
Estimated home workers762± 469 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.