ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36690012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Farmingdale, New York

Mean one-way trip35.2 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.9%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute34.5 min → 35.2 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 12.6%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit12.8% → 8.3%▼ 4.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 72.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±6.1 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit8.3% ±2.9 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.6% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 7,220 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,676± 1,184 MOE
Workers age 16+7,220± 662 MOE
Workers with travel time6,313± 622 MOE
Estimated home workers907± 417 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.