ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36396722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kings Park, New York

Mean one-way trip36.9 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.5%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 commute34.4 min → 36.9 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 13.0%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 8.4%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 73.9%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±4.4 pp
Carpool2.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit8.4% ±2.8 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.0% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 7,772 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,516± 892 MOE
Workers age 16+7,772± 728 MOE
Workers with travel time6,761± 735 MOE
Estimated home workers1,011± 252 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.