ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36476362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mineola, New York

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone56.0%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.9%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute31.7 min → 32.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 18.6%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit15.1% → 13.7%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.1% → 56.0%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.0% ±6.0 pp
Carpool8.2% ±3.1 pp
Public transit13.7% ±3.6 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.6% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 12,271 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% 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 estimate21,211± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+12,271± 709 MOE
Workers with travel time9,994± 835 MOE
Estimated home workers2,277± 567 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.