ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36343742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hicksville, New York

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone58.1%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.9%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute35.4 min → 33.5 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 16.5%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit15.1% → 11.5%▼ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.5% → 58.1%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.1% ±3.3 pp
Carpool9.1% ±2.1 pp
Public transit11.5% ±2.0 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 21,387 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,780± 2,133 MOE
Workers age 16+21,387± 1,358 MOE
Workers with travel time17,867± 1,246 MOE
Estimated home workers3,520± 573 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.