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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 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 36532642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Merrick, New York

Name: Commute estimates for North Merrick CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.1 min one way; 14.4% worked from home, 68.0% drove alone, and 21.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.1 min±5.4 min MOE

Worked from home14.4%±3.5 pp MOE

Drove alone68.0%±5.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip21.1%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 North Merrick CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.5 min → 36.1 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 14.4%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit10.1% → 10.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 68.0%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How North Merrick CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.0%; 10.3% used public transit and 14.4% worked from home.

Drive alone68.0% ±5.6 pp

Carpool6.6% ±2.7 pp

Public transit10.3% ±2.8 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp

Work from home14.4% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 5,968 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How North Merrick CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94^thMean commute percentile

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

62^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind North Merrick CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,968 workers age 16+, including 5,109 workers with reported travel time and 859 home workers.

Population estimate12,366± 880 MOE

Workers age 16+5,968± 416 MOE

Workers with travel time5,109± 451 MOE

Estimated home workers859± 215 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 Merrick 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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