ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36515172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Bellmore, New York

Mean one-way trip36.1 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home19.2%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.2%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.1%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 commute35.5 min → 36.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 19.2%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit11.9% → 8.1%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.8% → 64.2%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.2% ±4.9 pp
Carpool7.5% ±4.3 pp
Public transit8.1% ±2.4 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.2% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 10,689 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ 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 the shares

Population estimate20,689± 1,846 MOE
Workers age 16+10,689± 862 MOE
Workers with travel time8,633± 922 MOE
Estimated home workers2,056± 538 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.