ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36396942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kings Point, New York

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.5 min one way; 22.1% worked from home, 50.8% drove alone, and 19.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±7.8 min MOE
Worked from home22.1%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone50.8%±8.4 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 Kings Point village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.2 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 commute27.3 min → 29.5 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.0% → 22.1%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit10.6% → 11.8%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone51.5% → 50.8%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Kings Point village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 50.8%; 11.8% used public transit and 22.1% worked from home.

Drive alone50.8% ±8.4 pp
Carpool7.0% ±4.4 pp
Public transit11.8% ±5.6 pp
Walk5.1% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.2 pp
Work from home22.1% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 2,228 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Kings Point village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 75th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

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

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ 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 Kings Point village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,228 workers age 16+, including 1,736 workers with reported travel time and 492 home workers.

Population estimate5,634± 16 MOE
Workers age 16+2,228± 349 MOE
Workers with travel time1,736± 292 MOE
Estimated home workers492± 167 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 Kings Point village

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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