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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 38.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 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 36466682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Merrick, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Merrick CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 38.5 min one way; 24.5% worked from home, 54.2% drove alone, and 23.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip38.5 min±4.9 min MOE

Worked from home24.5%±4.0 pp MOE

Drove alone54.2%±3.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip23.9%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 Merrick CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute40.3 min → 38.5 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 24.5%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit18.3% → 14.6%▼ 3.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.4% → 54.2%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Merrick CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 54.2%; 14.6% used public transit and 24.5% worked from home.

Drive alone54.2% ±3.7 pp

Carpool5.2% ±1.9 pp

Public transit14.6% ±3.0 pp

Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp

Work from home24.5% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 10,723 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Merrick CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% 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 Merrick CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,723 workers age 16+, including 8,097 workers with reported travel time and 2,626 home workers.

Population estimate21,744± 1,198 MOE

Workers age 16+10,723± 693 MOE

Workers with travel time8,097± 641 MOE

Estimated home workers2,626± 463 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 Merrick 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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