ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36405302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Grove, New York

Mean one-way trip38.7 min±7.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.1%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 commute38.0 min → 38.7 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 11.7%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit5.4% → 4.3%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 75.1%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±2.2 pp
Carpool6.1% ±2.7 pp
Public transit4.3% ±2.1 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.2 pp
Work from home11.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 5,031 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,061± 57 MOE
Workers age 16+5,031± 454 MOE
Workers with travel time4,442± 406 MOE
Estimated home workers589± 150 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.