ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36515282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Bellport, New York

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute33.3 min → 30.8 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 5.3%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 78.8%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±3.6 pp
Carpool11.9% ±6.2 pp
Public transit2.3% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.3% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 5,686 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,087± 867 MOE
Workers age 16+5,686± 602 MOE
Workers with travel time5,383± 574 MOE
Estimated home workers303± 120 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.