What is the average commute in Northport village, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Northport village, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 18.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 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 36533962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northport, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Northport village, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.0 min one way; 18.1% worked from home, 69.3% drove alone, and 20.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.0 min±6.5 min MOE

Worked from home18.1%±4.5 pp MOE

Drove alone69.3%±8.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip20.1%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 Northport village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.6 min → 34.0 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 18.1%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit8.4% → 5.9%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 69.3%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Northport village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.3%; 5.9% used public transit and 18.1% worked from home.

Drive alone69.3% ±8.5 pp

Carpool2.3% ±2.1 pp

Public transit5.9% ±2.8 pp

Walk3.3% ±2.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home18.1% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 4,062 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Northport village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

90^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Northport village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,062 workers age 16+, including 3,326 workers with reported travel time and 736 home workers.

Population estimate7,322± 17 MOE

Workers age 16+4,062± 370 MOE

Workers with travel time3,326± 419 MOE

Estimated home workers736± 196 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 Northport village

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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