ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36654092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sayville, New York

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute30.8 min → 29.1 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 16.2%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 2.2%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 75.8%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±1.0 pp
Carpool3.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.2% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 7,892 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

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

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,408± 1,128 MOE
Workers age 16+7,892± 667 MOE
Workers with travel time6,616± 557 MOE
Estimated home workers1,276± 398 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.