What is the average commute in South Huntington CDP, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 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 36692542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Huntington, New York

Name: Commute estimates for South Huntington CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.2 min one way; 15.2% worked from home, 67.9% drove alone, and 12.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 South Huntington CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.7 percentage points.

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 South Huntington CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.9%; 4.7% used public transit and 15.2% worked from home.

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

How South Huntington CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 78th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

78^thMean commute percentile

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

65^thWork-from-home percentile

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

90^thTransit percentile

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

79^th60+ 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 South Huntington CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,847 workers age 16+, including 4,109 workers with reported travel time and 738 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for South Huntington 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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