ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36532532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Massapequa, New York

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.5%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.2%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 commute33.5 min → 33.7 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 16.2%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit8.7% → 6.7%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 67.5%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.5% ±0.7 pp
Carpool7.9% ±3.7 pp
Public transit6.7% ±1.7 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.2% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 9,868 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,877± 1,170 MOE
Workers age 16+9,868± 849 MOE
Workers with travel time8,269± 732 MOE
Estimated home workers1,599± 330 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.