ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36533962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northport, New York

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

90thMean commute percentile

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

74thWork-from-home percentile

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

92thTransit percentile

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

94th60+ 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 the shares

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.