Coram Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Coram: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Coram spend about 61 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 252 hours, about 10.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 5% more time on the road than the New York average of 28.7 minutes each way, a difference of 1.6 minutes.

Coram holds about 0.2% of New York's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Coram would save about 101 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,128 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area	One-Way Commute	Daily Round-Trip	Yearly Time Spent	Estimated Yearly Cost	Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Coram	30.3 min	60.5 min	252 hrs/yr	$7,821	2,705
New York	28.7 min	57.4 min	239 hrs/yr	$7,414	1,586
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Coram Commute Map

On average, it takes 30.3 minutes to get to work in Coram. That's 35% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.5% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Coram

Driving is 56% more common in Coram than the New York average (85.9% vs 55.0%).

Walking is unusually rare in Coram: 14.9 times less than the New York average (0.4% vs 5.6%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Coram: 6.5 times less than the New York average (3.3% vs 21.7%).

Biking is essentially absent in Coram, versus 0.8% in New York.

Few people walk or bike to work in Coram: just 0.4%, 17.1 times below the New York average of 6.4%.

Commute Mode Trends in Coram, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Coram get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Worked at Home	Public Transportation	Other	Taxi	Walked	Motorcycle	Bicycle
2009	91.6%	2.2%	4.5%	0.8%	0.0%	0.9%	0.0%	0.1%
2010	92.6%	1.8%	4.2%	0.8%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%	0.1%
2011	93.4%	1.8%	4.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%
2012	92.9%	2.4%	4.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2013	92.2%	2.7%	4.2%	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2014	91.2%	2.5%	5.5%	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%
2015	90.9%	3.0%	5.1%	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%
2016	90.1%	3.3%	4.6%	1.0%	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%
2017	90.5%	2.9%	3.7%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%	0.6%
2018	90.7%	2.6%	3.8%	1.5%	0.1%	0.5%	0.2%	0.7%
2019	91.3%	2.8%	3.0%	1.5%	0.0%	0.5%	0.2%	0.7%
2020	89.0%	3.6%	3.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
2021	88.2%	5.1%	3.4%	1.4%	0.5%	0.8%	0.1%	0.5%
2022	86.7%	6.4%	4.1%	1.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%
2023	86.7%	7.4%	3.8%	1.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%
2024	85.9%	8.5%	3.3%	1.3%	0.6%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2011 at 93.4%. Overall it fell from 91.6% in 2009 to 85.9% in 2024, down 5.7 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Coram: its share of workers rose from 2.2% in 2009 to 8.5% in 2024, up 6.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 4.5% to 3.3% of workers (down 1.2 percentage points).

Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Coram

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Coram?

The bars show when commuters in Coram leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show New York for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		3.6%
5:00-5:29 AM		5.0%
5:30-5:59 AM		3.4%
6:00-6:29 AM		11.2%
6:30-6:59 AM		8.2%
7:00-7:29 AM		11.7%
7:30-7:59 AM		9.8%
8:00-8:29 AM		13.7%
8:30-8:59 AM		5.4%
9:00-9:59 AM		8.1%
10:00-10:59 AM		4.1%
11:00-11:59 AM		1.6%
12:00-3:59 PM		6.9%
4:00-11:59 PM		7.6%

Coram New York Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Coram is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 13.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.0% across New York. Early starts are more common than in New York: 11.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.6% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in New York: 43.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (28.3%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Coram, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Coram Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Coram next to New York and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show typical departure times by year

Year	Coram	New York	United States
2009	7:50 AM	7:54 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:52 AM	7:54 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:45 AM	7:54 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:43 AM	7:55 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:39 AM	7:56 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:36 AM	7:56 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:41 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:43 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:48 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:55 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2019	8:00 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2020	8:00 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2021	8:03 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:59 AM	7:56 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:51 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:52 AM	7:57 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Coram were on the road by 7:52 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:50 AM). New York followed the same path, with the typical start moving 3 minutes later. Commuters in Coram now leave 14 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Coram has moved 8 minutes earlier.

How does Coram's commute time compare?

Metric	Coram	New York	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	30.3 min	28.7 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	8.5%	15.0%	15.0%
Walked	0.4%	5.6%	2.4%
Public Transit	3.3%	21.7%	3.2%

The average commute time in Coram is 30.3 minutes, longer than the 28.7 minutes in New York.

3.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 21.7% in New York. 0.4% commute by walking, lower than the 5.6% in New York.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Coram, NY Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Coram, NY compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Coram, NY	39,542	30.3 min #2/2	8.5% #2/2	7:52 AM #2/2
Selden, NY	21,223	24.0 min	8.9%	7:43 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Coram, New York.

Is commuting expensive in Coram, New York?

Commuters here spend an estimated 252 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,821 at a typical national wage. That's 5% more than the typical New York commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Coram, New York?

Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Coram, New York. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Coram, New York?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 3.3% of commuters use it versus 21.7% in New York, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.