ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36447872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Malverne, New York

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.8%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.5%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.3%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 commute36.6 min → 33.3 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 19.8%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit12.8% → 6.0%▼ 6.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.1% → 68.5%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.5% ±6.3 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.4 pp
Public transit6.0% ±2.8 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home19.8% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 4,508 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,477± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+4,508± 387 MOE
Workers with travel time3,615± 410 MOE
Estimated home workers893± 284 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.