ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36584092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Plainedge, New York

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.3%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.1%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 commute32.3 min → 31.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 11.3%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit10.7% → 7.6%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 72.4%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±5.3 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.6 pp
Public transit7.6% ±2.6 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 4,300 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,624± 837 MOE
Workers age 16+4,300± 589 MOE
Workers with travel time3,814± 530 MOE
Estimated home workers486± 135 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.