What is the average commute in Holtsville CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 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 36352542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holtsville, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Holtsville CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.9 min one way; 9.1% worked from home, 75.6% drove alone, and 15.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±5.4 min MOE

Worked from home9.1%±1.8 pp MOE

Drove alone75.6%±3.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.3%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 Holtsville CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.0 min → 32.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 9.1%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit5.9% → 6.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 75.6%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Holtsville CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.6%; 6.0% used public transit and 9.1% worked from home.

Drive alone75.6% ±3.6 pp

Carpool7.0% ±3.4 pp

Public transit6.0% ±2.8 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home9.1% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 10,565 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Holtsville CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

87^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Holtsville CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,565 workers age 16+, including 9,606 workers with reported travel time and 959 home workers.

Population estimate19,344± 1,147 MOE

Workers age 16+10,565± 815 MOE

Workers with travel time9,606± 831 MOE

Estimated home workers959± 206 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 Holtsville 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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