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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 41.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 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 36537482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Valley Stream, New York

Name: Commute estimates for North Valley Stream CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 41.8 min one way; 14.8% worked from home, 63.7% drove alone, and 24.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip41.8 min±7.6 min MOE

Worked from home14.8%±3.6 pp MOE

Drove alone63.7%±4.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip24.3%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 Valley Stream CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute39.1 min → 41.8 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 14.8%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit13.9% → 10.2%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.2% → 63.7%▲ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How North Valley Stream CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 63.7%; 10.2% used public transit and 14.8% worked from home.

Drive alone63.7% ±4.6 pp

Carpool9.5% ±4.6 pp

Public transit10.2% ±3.5 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp

Work from home14.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 8,833 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How North Valley Stream CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

99^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% 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.

97^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind North Valley Stream CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,833 workers age 16+, including 7,524 workers with reported travel time and 1,309 home workers.

Population estimate17,825± 1,631 MOE

Workers age 16+8,833± 964 MOE

Workers with travel time7,524± 971 MOE

Estimated home workers1,309± 346 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 Valley Stream 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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