Suffolk County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 716,555, 100% | 8,950,165 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 568,043, 79.27%, see rank | 53.60% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 57,118, 7.97%, see rank | 6.81% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 45,801, 6.39%, see rank | 27.40% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 10,937, 1.53%, see rank | 6.36% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 8,822, 1.23%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 25,834, 3.61%, see rank | 3.93% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Suffolk County | 30.8 minutes |
| New York | 32.5 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 713,596, 100% | 8,877,453 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 564,799, 79.15%, see rank | 53.97% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 59,549, 8.34%, see rank | 7.14% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 43,894, 6.15%, see rank | 26.81% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 11,206, 1.57%, see rank | 6.40% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 8,519, 1.19%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 25,629, 3.59%, see rank | 3.88% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Suffolk County | 30.3 minutes |
| New York | 32.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 708,846, 100% | 8,815,965 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 563,643, 79.52%, see rank | 54.12% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 59,901, 8.45%, see rank | 7.39% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 42,234, 5.96%, see rank | 26.52% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 10,007, 1.41%, see rank | 6.32% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 8,233, 1.16%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 24,828, 3.50%, see rank | 3.84% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Suffolk County | 30.0 minutes |
| New York | 32.0 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 716,422, 100% | 8,855,544 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 568,287, 79.32%, see rank | 54.03% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 61,207, 8.54%, see rank | 7.54% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 43,692, 6.10%, see rank | 26.54% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 11,005, 1.54%, see rank | 6.29% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 7,231, 1.01%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 25,000, 3.49%, see rank | 3.78% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Suffolk County | 29.9 minutes |
| New York | 32.0 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 670,406, 100% | 8,211,916 | 128,279,228 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 523,534, 78.09%, see rank | 56.26% | 75.70% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 66,911, 9.98%, see rank | 9.22% | 12.19% |
| Public Transportation | 45,808, 6.83%, see rank | 24.43% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 11,081, 1.65%, see rank | 6.23% | 2.93% |
| Other Means | 5,271, 0.79%, see rank | 0.84% | 1.19% |
| Worked at Home | 17,801, 2.66%, see rank | 3.02% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Suffolk County | 31.1 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.
