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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 41.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.8 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 36698922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Valley Stream, New York

Name: Commute estimates for South Valley Stream CDP, New York
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 41.2 min one way; 22.1% worked from home, 57.7% drove alone, and 26.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 South Valley Stream CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.2 percentage points.

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 South Valley Stream CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 57.7%; 8.2% used public transit and 22.1% worked from home.

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

How South Valley Stream CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

98^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

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

98^th60+ 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 South Valley Stream CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,643 workers age 16+, including 2,058 workers with reported travel time and 585 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for South Valley Stream 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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