ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36537482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Valley Stream, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

99thMean commute percentile

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

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

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

97th60+ 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 the shares

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.