ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36694522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Southold, New York

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±7.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.3%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone62.8%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.5%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 commute24.6 min → 27.3 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 15.3%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit6.3% → 5.8%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 62.8%▼ 14.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.8% ±8.1 pp
Carpool14.2% ±8.5 pp
Public transit5.8% ±3.8 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home15.3% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 2,670 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% 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.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,397± 750 MOE
Workers age 16+2,670± 399 MOE
Workers with travel time2,262± 388 MOE
Estimated home workers408± 116 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.