ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36566602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Patchogue, New York

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute32.3 min → 32.4 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 8.4%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit5.6% → 6.3%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 78.2%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.2% ±4.9 pp
Carpool4.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit6.3% ±3.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.0 pp
Work from home8.4% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 7,500 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,396± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+7,500± 530 MOE
Workers with travel time6,869± 508 MOE
Estimated home workers631± 213 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.