ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36433352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Long Beach, New York

Mean one-way trip41.3 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone59.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip27.4%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 commute42.3 min → 41.3 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 18.8%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit18.2% → 15.2%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.5% → 59.8%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool1.3% ±0.5 pp
Public transit15.2% ±2.5 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.7 pp
Work from home18.8% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 19,566 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,756± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+19,566± 900 MOE
Workers with travel time15,881± 726 MOE
Estimated home workers3,685± 678 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.