What is the average commute in Islip Terrace 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 Islip Terrace CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 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 36380222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Islip Terrace, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Islip Terrace CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.9 min one way; 5.5% worked from home, 91.1% drove alone, and 19.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±8.1 min MOE

Worked from home5.5%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone91.1%±5.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip19.8%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 Islip Terrace CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +4.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.5 min → 32.9 min▲ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 5.5%▼ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 0.4%▼ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 91.1%▲ 12.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Islip Terrace CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 91.1%; 0.4% used public transit and 5.5% worked from home.

Drive alone91.1% ±5.4 pp

Carpool2.4% ±2.2 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.9 pp

Work from home5.5% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 3,001 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Islip Terrace 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.

16^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Islip Terrace CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,001 workers age 16+, including 2,836 workers with reported travel time and 165 home workers.

Population estimate5,168± 537 MOE

Workers age 16+3,001± 445 MOE

Workers with travel time2,836± 433 MOE

Estimated home workers165± 83 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 Islip Terrace 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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