ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36459972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Massapequa Park, New York

Mean one-way trip35.5 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.7%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 commute34.1 min → 35.5 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 14.4%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit8.2% → 9.1%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 68.7%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±3.1 pp
Carpool5.6% ±2.1 pp
Public transit9.1% ±1.8 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.4% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 8,984 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,963± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+8,984± 382 MOE
Workers with travel time7,691± 426 MOE
Estimated home workers1,293± 285 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.