ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36584422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Plainview, New York

Mean one-way trip35.3 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home23.8%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone59.0%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.5%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 commute36.6 min → 35.3 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.8% → 23.8%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit13.9% → 10.1%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.6% → 59.0%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.0% ±3.2 pp
Carpool5.8% ±1.7 pp
Public transit10.1% ±1.8 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home23.8% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 12,537 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ 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 the shares

Population estimate25,982± 1,418 MOE
Workers age 16+12,537± 933 MOE
Workers with travel time9,549± 721 MOE
Estimated home workers2,988± 725 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.