ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36451062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manorhaven, New York

Mean one-way trip33.4 min±9.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone60.6%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.1%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 commute35.5 min → 33.4 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 9.8%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit16.4% → 12.7%▼ 3.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.4% → 60.6%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.6% ±8.1 pp
Carpool7.4% ±4.4 pp
Public transit12.7% ±5.6 pp
Walk5.5% ±4.4 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±2.0 pp
Work from home9.8% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 3,544 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% 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 the shares

Population estimate6,958± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+3,544± 396 MOE
Workers with travel time3,195± 444 MOE
Estimated home workers349± 185 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.