Nassau County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 643,646, 100% | 8,950,165 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 447,906, 69.59%, see rank | 53.60% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 45,873, 7.13%, see rank | 6.81% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 101,691, 15.80%, see rank | 27.40% | 5.06% |
Walked | 18,036, 2.80%, see rank | 6.36% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 6,985, 1.09%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 23,155, 3.60%, see rank | 3.93% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNassau County | 35.1 minutes |
New York | 32.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 639,524, 100% | 8,877,453 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 445,637, 69.68%, see rank | 53.97% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 47,857, 7.48%, see rank | 7.14% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 99,701, 15.59%, see rank | 26.81% | 4.98% |
Walked | 16,795, 2.63%, see rank | 6.40% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 6,846, 1.07%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 22,688, 3.55%, see rank | 3.88% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNassau County | 34.4 minutes |
New York | 32.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 633,950, 100% | 8,815,965 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 439,181, 69.28%, see rank | 54.12% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 47,317, 7.46%, see rank | 7.39% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 101,693, 16.04%, see rank | 26.52% | 4.94% |
Walked | 17,103, 2.70%, see rank | 6.32% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 7,079, 1.12%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 21,577, 3.40%, see rank | 3.84% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNassau County | 34.1 minutes |
New York | 32.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 642,494, 100% | 8,855,544 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 444,508, 69.18%, see rank | 54.03% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 49,543, 7.71%, see rank | 7.54% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 103,097, 16.05%, see rank | 26.54% | 4.95% |
Walked | 16,827, 2.62%, see rank | 6.29% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 7,416, 1.15%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 21,103, 3.28%, see rank | 3.78% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNassau County | 33.9 minutes |
New York | 32.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 619,586, 100% | 8,211,916 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 429,777, 69.37%, see rank | 56.26% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 53,115, 8.57%, see rank | 9.22% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 97,411, 15.72%, see rank | 24.43% | 4.73% |
Walked | 16,760, 2.71%, see rank | 6.23% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 4,131, 0.67%, see rank | 0.84% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 18,392, 2.97%, see rank | 3.02% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNassau County | 34.7 minutes |
New York | 31.7 minutes |
U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.