ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36533192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Patchogue, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

82thMean commute percentile

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

40thWork-from-home percentile

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

82thTransit percentile

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

86th60+ 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 the shares

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.