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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 38.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.2 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 36635062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roosevelt, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Roosevelt CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 38.1 min one way; 12.8% worked from home, 56.4% drove alone, and 23.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip38.1 min±6.3 min MOE

Worked from home12.8%±5.2 pp MOE

Drove alone56.4%±4.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip23.9%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 Roosevelt CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.9 min → 38.1 min▲ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 12.8%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit14.9% → 13.5%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.3% → 56.4%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Roosevelt CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 56.4%; 13.5% used public transit and 12.8% worked from home.

Drive alone56.4% ±4.7 pp

Carpool11.4% ±5.1 pp

Public transit13.5% ±4.3 pp

Walk3.7% ±2.1 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp

Work from home12.8% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 9,723 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Roosevelt CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Roosevelt CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,723 workers age 16+, including 8,483 workers with reported travel time and 1,240 home workers.

Population estimate18,885± 1,613 MOE

Workers age 16+9,723± 927 MOE

Workers with travel time8,483± 800 MOE

Estimated home workers1,240± 520 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 Roosevelt 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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