ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36692542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Huntington, New York

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 commute32.2 min → 30.2 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 15.2%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 4.7%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 67.9%▼ 11.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±4.8 pp
Carpool9.3% ±3.7 pp
Public transit4.7% ±2.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.2% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 4,847 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,779± 777 MOE
Workers age 16+4,847± 447 MOE
Workers with travel time4,109± 455 MOE
Estimated home workers738± 188 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.