Levittown Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Levittown, New York: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Levittown: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Levittown spend about 57 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 236 hours, about 9.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% less time on the road than the New York average of 28.7 minutes each way, a difference of 0.4 minutes.

Levittown holds about 0.3% of New York's population and accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Levittown would save about 94 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,921 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)
Levittown	28.3 min	56.5 min	236 hrs/yr	$7,301	4,081
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.

Levittown Commute Map

On average, it takes 28.3 minutes to get to work in Levittown. That's 26% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 11.0% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Levittown

Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Levittown: 3.3 times more than the New York average (0.3% vs 0.1%).

Driving is 43% more common in Levittown than the New York average (78.5% vs 55.0%).

Walking is unusually rare in Levittown: 8.3 times less than the New York average (0.7% vs 5.6%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Levittown: 8.7 times less than the New York average (0.1% vs 0.7%).

Biking is unusually rare in Levittown: 13.8 times less than the New York average (0.1% vs 0.8%).

Few people walk or bike to work in Levittown: just 0.7%, 8.7 times below the New York average of 6.4%.

Commute Mode Trends in Levittown, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Levittown 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	Walked	Motorcycle	Taxi	Bicycle
2009	86.9%	2.4%	9.1%	0.3%	0.9%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
2010	87.4%	2.4%	8.9%	0.4%	0.6%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
2011	86.0%	2.7%	10.2%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%	0.4%
2012	86.6%	2.5%	9.9%	0.2%	0.5%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
2013	86.3%	2.3%	10.0%	0.3%	0.7%	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
2014	86.7%	1.9%	9.4%	0.5%	1.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
2015	83.9%	1.7%	11.5%	0.7%	1.5%	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
2016	84.1%	1.9%	11.2%	0.9%	1.5%	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
2017	83.5%	1.9%	11.4%	1.2%	1.6%	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
2018	83.7%	2.1%	11.5%	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
2019	83.9%	2.3%	11.5%	0.9%	1.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
2020	84.2%	4.9%	8.7%	1.0%	0.8%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
2021	84.1%	5.9%	8.0%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
2022	81.9%	8.0%	8.7%	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
2023	79.6%	9.9%	8.3%	0.7%	1.0%	0.4%	0.2%	0.0%
2024	78.5%	11.0%	8.6%	0.8%	0.7%	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2010 at 87.4%. Overall it fell from 86.9% in 2009 to 78.5% in 2024, down 8.4 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Levittown: its share of workers rose from 2.4% in 2009 to 11.0% in 2024, up 8.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 8.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 9.1% to 8.6% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).

Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2023 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Levittown

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Levittown?

The bars show when commuters in Levittown 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		5.4%
5:00-5:29 AM		3.6%
5:30-5:59 AM		4.2%
6:00-6:29 AM		9.1%
6:30-6:59 AM		6.5%
7:00-7:29 AM		14.5%
7:30-7:59 AM		9.7%
8:00-8:29 AM		12.3%
8:30-8:59 AM		9.6%
9:00-9:59 AM		7.2%
10:00-10:59 AM		2.7%
11:00-11:59 AM		1.1%
12:00-3:59 PM		8.7%
4:00-11:59 PM		5.5%

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

The busiest time to head out in Levittown is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.9% across New York. Early starts are more common than in New York: 13.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.6% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in New York: 43.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.2%) 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 Levittown, 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 Levittown 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 Levittown 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	Levittown	New York	United States
2009	7:50 AM	7:54 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:48 AM	7:54 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:45 AM	7:54 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:44 AM	7:55 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:49 AM	7:56 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:50 AM	7:56 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:48 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:48 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:49 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:44 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:44 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:42 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:40 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:41 AM	7:56 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:50 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:51 AM	7:57 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Levittown were on the road by 7:51 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across New York, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Levittown now leave 13 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 Levittown has moved 7 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Levittown in the whole series.

How does Levittown's commute time compare?

Metric	Levittown	New York	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	28.3 min	28.7 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	11.0%	15.0%	15.0%
Walked	0.7%	5.6%	2.4%
Public Transit	8.6%	21.7%	3.2%

The average commute time in Levittown is 28.3 minutes, shorter than the 28.7 minutes in New York.

8.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 21.7% in New York. 0.7% commute by walking, lower than the 5.6% in New York.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Levittown, NY Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Levittown, NY compares with the 2 cities closest to it.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Levittown, NY	51,899	28.3 min #2/3	11.0% #3/3	7:51 AM #2/3
Hicksville, NY	43,780	28.2 min	16.5%	8:04 AM
North Bellmore, NY	20,689	28.7 min	19.2%	7:38 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Levittown, New York.

Is commuting expensive in Levittown, New York?

Commuters here spend an estimated 236 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,301 at a typical national wage. That's 2% less than the typical New York commuter spends.

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

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