What is the average commute in North Massapequa CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in North Massapequa CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 16.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36532532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Massapequa, New York

Name: Commute estimates for North Massapequa CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.7 min one way; 16.2% worked from home, 67.5% drove alone, and 18.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 North Massapequa CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.3 percentage points.

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 North Massapequa CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.5%; 6.7% used public transit and 16.2% worked from home.

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

How North Massapequa CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

90^thMean commute percentile

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

69^thWork-from-home percentile

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

94^thTransit percentile

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

92^th60+ 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 North Massapequa CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,868 workers age 16+, including 8,269 workers with reported travel time and 1,599 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for North Massapequa CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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