ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36725542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Syosset, New York

Mean one-way trip40.9 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home25.3%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone50.9%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip30.6%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 commute39.5 min → 40.9 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.4% → 25.3%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit15.6% → 14.8%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.4% → 50.9%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.9% ±5.9 pp
Carpool6.6% ±2.2 pp
Public transit14.8% ±2.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.3% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 8,462 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.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,433± 1,188 MOE
Workers age 16+8,462± 551 MOE
Workers with travel time6,318± 546 MOE
Estimated home workers2,144± 290 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.