ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36459862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Massapequa, New York

Mean one-way trip37.1 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone67.4%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.8%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 the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute37.9 min → 37.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 15.7%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit13.3% → 9.6%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.0% → 67.4%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.4% ±1.6 pp
Carpool5.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit9.6% ±2.3 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.7% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 11,016 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,389± 1,224 MOE
Workers age 16+11,016± 748 MOE
Workers with travel time9,286± 663 MOE
Estimated home workers1,730± 416 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.