Politics & Government
QUICK STATS: Average Commute Time in Three Village? 32 Minutes
And very few commuters are carpooling from town, according to Census data.
The average commuter in Three Village is spending more than a half hour in the car every morning commute, but Census data show they are most likely riding alone.
Despite years of high gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, 81 percent in Stony Brook and 70 percent in Setauket-East Setauket ride alone to work. Meanwhile, 6 percent in Stony Brook and 7 percent in Setauket-East Setauket carpool, according U.S. Census American Community Survey estimates from 2007-2011.
When it comes to public transportation, only 5 percent in Stony Brook and 6 percent in Setauket-East Setauket take a bus or a train to work, .7 percent in Stony Brook and .5 percent in Setauket-East Setauket use other means such as taxi, bicycle or motorcycle and only 2 percent in Stony Brook and Setauket-East Setauket actually walk to work.
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While 33.3 minutes in Stony Brook and 30.2 minutes in Setauket-East Setauket were the average commuter times in the area, a recently compiled map by WNYC shows how commute time can vary by a minute or two depending on the neighborhood, though most communities in the greater Three Village area hover around the 30-minute mark. Click here to see the full interactive map.
Of course, 5 percent in Stony Brook and Setauket-East Setauket have no commute at all: They work at home.
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Census figures show that about 8.1 percent of U.S. workers have commutes of 60 minutes or longer — known as long commutes — and nearly 600,000 full-time workers had "megacommutes" of at least 90 minutes and 50 miles.
The average one-way daily commute for workers across the country is 25.5 minutes, and one in four commuters leave their county to work.
Workers who live in New York State have the highest rate of long commutes at 16.2 percent, followed by Maryland and New Jersey at 14.8 percent and 14.6 percent, respectively.
Stony Brook CDP TotalCar, truck, or van - drove aloneCar, truck, or van - carpooledPublic transportation (excluding taxicab)WalkedTaxicab, motorcycle, bicycle, or other meansWorked at home White 6,034 4,984 309 278 72 45 346 Black or African American 184 154 0 0 16 0 14 American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Asian 406 244 49 71 42 0 0 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Some Other Race 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 Two Or More Races 43 34 9 0 0 0 0 Hispanic or Latino 206 183 0 23 0 0 0 Setauket-East Setauket CDP TotalCar, truck, or van - drove aloneCar, truck, or van - carpooledPublic transportation (excluding taxicab)WalkedTaxicab, motorcycle, bicycle, or other meansWorked at home White 6,165 5,034 364 371 34 38 324 Black or African American 201 201 0 0 0 0 0 American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Asian 535 321 17 48 138 0 11 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Some Other Race 110 14 96 0 0 0 0 Two Or More Races 72 19 27 0 0 0 26 Hispanic or Latino 278 138 109 30 0 0 1Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
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