What is the average commute in Oceanside CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Oceanside CDP, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 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 36544412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oceanside, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Oceanside CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.3 min one way; 15.9% worked from home, 59.3% drove alone, and 24.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±4.1 min MOE

Worked from home15.9%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone59.3%±3.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip24.1%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 Oceanside CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute36.8 min → 36.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 15.9%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit14.6% → 12.9%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.2% → 59.3%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Oceanside CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 59.3%; 12.9% used public transit and 15.9% worked from home.

Drive alone59.3% ±3.1 pp

Carpool8.9% ±2.8 pp

Public transit12.9% ±2.0 pp

Walk2.2% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp

Work from home15.9% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 16,133 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Oceanside CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Oceanside CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,133 workers age 16+, including 13,568 workers with reported travel time and 2,565 home workers.

Population estimate31,639± 1,346 MOE

Workers age 16+16,133± 1,023 MOE

Workers with travel time13,568± 978 MOE

Estimated home workers2,565± 449 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 Oceanside 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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