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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 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 36634732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ronkonkoma, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Ronkonkoma CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.1 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 80.0% drove alone, and 18.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Ronkonkoma CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.8 percentage points.

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 Ronkonkoma CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.0%; 3.2% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

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

How Ronkonkoma CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

85^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^th60+ 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 Ronkonkoma CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,613 workers age 16+, including 8,831 workers with reported travel time and 782 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Ronkonkoma 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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