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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 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 36584092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Plainedge, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Plainedge CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.1 min one way; 11.3% worked from home, 72.4% drove alone, and 17.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Plainedge CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.2 percentage points.

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 Plainedge CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.4%; 7.6% used public transit and 11.3% worked from home.

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

How Plainedge CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81^thMean commute percentile

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

48^thWork-from-home percentile

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

95^thTransit percentile

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

91^th60+ 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 Plainedge CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,300 workers age 16+, including 3,814 workers with reported travel time and 486 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Plainedge 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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