ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36638142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roslyn Heights, New York

Mean one-way trip39.7 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home19.4%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone56.5%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.4%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 commute36.4 min → 39.7 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.0% → 19.4%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit8.9% → 10.6%▲ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.4% → 56.5%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.5% ±5.6 pp
Carpool10.4% ±4.8 pp
Public transit10.6% ±2.6 pp
Walk2.9% ±4.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home19.4% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 3,150 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

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

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,975± 841 MOE
Workers age 16+3,150± 299 MOE
Workers with travel time2,540± 278 MOE
Estimated home workers610± 193 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.