What is the average commute in Massapequa CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 37.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Massapequa CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36459862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Massapequa, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Massapequa CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.1 min one way; 15.7% worked from home, 67.4% drove alone, and 23.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Massapequa CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.8 percentage points.

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 Massapequa CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.4%; 9.6% used public transit and 15.7% worked from home.

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

How Massapequa CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

96^thMean commute percentile

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

67^thWork-from-home percentile

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

96^thTransit percentile

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

97^th60+ 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 Massapequa CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,016 workers age 16+, including 9,286 workers with reported travel time and 1,730 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Massapequa CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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