ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36503972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Hyde Park, New York

Mean one-way trip37.9 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.4%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone51.9%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.7%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 commute37.5 min → 37.9 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 20.4%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit16.0% → 11.9%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.1% → 51.9%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.9% ±3.3 pp
Carpool10.5% ±5.3 pp
Public transit11.9% ±4.1 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home20.4% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 5,424 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.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% 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.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,220± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+5,424± 403 MOE
Workers with travel time4,318± 399 MOE
Estimated home workers1,106± 291 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.