ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36633192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rocky Point, New York

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.3 min one way; 8.6% worked from home, 79.0% drove alone, and 17.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.7%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 Rocky Point CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.5 min → 36.3 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 8.6%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 3.1%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.7% → 79.0%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rocky Point CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.0%; 3.1% used public transit and 8.6% worked from home.

Drive alone79.0% ±5.4 pp
Carpool6.6% ±2.4 pp
Public transit3.1% ±2.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.6% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 7,282 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rocky Point CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% 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 Rocky Point CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,282 workers age 16+, including 6,654 workers with reported travel time and 628 home workers.

Population estimate13,356± 1,372 MOE
Workers age 16+7,282± 788 MOE
Workers with travel time6,654± 778 MOE
Estimated home workers628± 205 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 Rocky Point 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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