ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36634732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ronkonkoma, New York

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.5%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 commute31.7 min → 32.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 8.1%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 3.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 80.0%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±1.9 pp
Carpool7.1% ±2.3 pp
Public transit3.2% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.1% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 9,613 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.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% 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.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,709± 1,654 MOE
Workers age 16+9,613± 696 MOE
Workers with travel time8,831± 646 MOE
Estimated home workers782± 209 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.