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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 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 36533192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Patchogue, New York

Name: Commute estimates for North Patchogue CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.5 min one way; 9.7% worked from home, 84.4% drove alone, and 14.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±7.6 min MOE

Worked from home9.7%±4.0 pp MOE

Drove alone84.4%±4.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.6%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 Patchogue CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.8 min → 31.5 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 9.7%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 2.5%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.6% → 84.4%▲ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How North Patchogue CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 84.4%; 2.5% used public transit and 9.7% worked from home.

Drive alone84.4% ±4.0 pp

Carpool1.2% ±1.1 pp

Public transit2.5% ±2.0 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home9.7% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,324 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How North Patchogue CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

82^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind North Patchogue CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,324 workers age 16+, including 3,000 workers with reported travel time and 324 home workers.

Population estimate6,984± 1,296 MOE

Workers age 16+3,324± 457 MOE

Workers with travel time3,000± 441 MOE

Estimated home workers324± 141 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 Patchogue 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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