ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36698922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Valley Stream, New York

Mean one-way trip41.2 min±10.2 min MOE
Worked from home22.1%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone57.7%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.0%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 commute40.2 min → 41.2 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 22.1%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit12.4% → 8.2%▼ 4.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.9% → 57.7%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.7% ±6.6 pp
Carpool10.7% ±3.7 pp
Public transit8.2% ±4.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.8 pp
Work from home22.1% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 2,643 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.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% 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.

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 estimate6,512± 785 MOE
Workers age 16+2,643± 332 MOE
Workers with travel time2,058± 294 MOE
Estimated home workers585± 146 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.