ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36531982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Lindenhurst, New York

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.9%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 commute30.7 min → 33.2 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 5.2%▲ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 3.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 72.9%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool17.2% ±7.5 pp
Public transit3.6% ±1.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 5,822 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,952± 1,209 MOE
Workers age 16+5,822± 638 MOE
Workers with travel time5,520± 642 MOE
Estimated home workers302± 105 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.