ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36545512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Old Bethpage, New York

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±12.3 min MOE
Worked from home21.9%±9.0 pp MOE
Drove alone61.9%±15.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.9%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 commute34.1 min → 33.1 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 21.9%▲ 10.9 pp

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

Public transit15.5% → 12.9%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.8% → 61.9%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.9% ±15.6 pp
Carpool2.7% ±2.2 pp
Public transit12.9% ±7.8 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home21.9% ±9.0 pp

Each share uses 3,056 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

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

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,546± 718 MOE
Workers age 16+3,056± 573 MOE
Workers with travel time2,386± 490 MOE
Estimated home workers670± 303 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.