Selden Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Selden: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Selden spend about 48 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 200 hours, about 8.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 16% less time on the road than the New York average of 28.7 minutes each way, a difference of 4.7 minutes.

Selden holds about 0.1% of New York's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Selden would save about 80 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,478 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)
Selden	24.0 min	48.0 min	200 hrs/yr	$6,195	4,701
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.

Selden Commute Map

On average, it takes 24.0 minutes to get to work in Selden. That's 7% 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 8.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Selden

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Selden, versus 0.1% in New York.

Driving is 57% more common in Selden than the New York average (86.5% vs 55.0%).

Walking is unusually rare in Selden: 6.0 times less than the New York average (0.9% vs 5.6%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Selden: 8.3 times less than the New York average (2.6% vs 21.7%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Selden: 4.5 times less than the New York average (0.2% vs 0.7%).

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

Few people walk or bike to work in Selden: just 0.9%, 6.9 times below the New York average of 6.4%.

Commute Mode Trends in Selden, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Selden 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	Walked	Other	Taxi	Motorcycle	Bicycle
2009	92.3%	2.6%	3.6%	0.9%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
2010	93.0%	2.7%	3.0%	0.7%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
2011	92.2%	3.0%	3.4%	0.8%	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
2012	92.3%	2.7%	3.3%	1.1%	0.5%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
2013	91.3%	3.3%	3.8%	1.0%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2014	91.4%	3.1%	4.3%	0.8%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2015	91.9%	2.7%	4.3%	0.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2016	91.6%	3.1%	4.1%	0.7%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
2017	93.2%	2.7%	3.6%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
2018	92.4%	2.3%	4.5%	0.3%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
2019	92.0%	2.8%	4.1%	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
2020	91.9%	3.3%	3.7%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%
2021	90.5%	4.5%	4.0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	88.0%	6.7%	3.7%	0.2%	1.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	86.6%	8.4%	3.5%	0.4%	0.9%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	86.5%	8.9%	2.6%	0.9%	0.8%	0.2%	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 2017 at 93.2%. Overall it fell from 92.3% in 2009 to 86.5% in 2024, down 5.8 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Selden: its share of workers rose from 2.6% in 2009 to 8.9% in 2024, up 6.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 3.6% to 2.6% of workers (down 1.0 percentage points).

Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Selden

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Selden?

The bars show when commuters in Selden 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		7.7%
5:00-5:29 AM		4.3%
5:30-5:59 AM		2.3%
6:00-6:29 AM		9.5%
6:30-6:59 AM		7.7%
7:00-7:29 AM		13.2%
7:30-7:59 AM		12.0%
8:00-8:29 AM		16.6%
8:30-8:59 AM		4.2%
9:00-9:59 AM		7.2%
10:00-10:59 AM		1.6%
11:00-11:59 AM		1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM		6.0%
4:00-11:59 PM		6.4%

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

The busiest time to head out in Selden is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 16.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.0% across New York. Early starts are more common than in New York: 14.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.6% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in New York: 49.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.5%) 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 Selden, 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 Selden 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 Selden 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	Selden	New York	United States
2009	7:49 AM	7:54 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:50 AM	7:54 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:42 AM	7:54 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:43 AM	7:55 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:43 AM	7:56 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:43 AM	7:56 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:40 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:38 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:45 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:43 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:51 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:46 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:46 AM	7:55 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:44 AM	7:56 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:47 AM	7:56 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:43 AM	7:57 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Selden were on the road by 7:43 AM, 5 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:49 AM). That goes against the trend across New York, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Selden now leave 5 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 Selden has moved 8 minutes earlier.

How does Selden's commute time compare?

Metric	Selden	New York	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	24.0 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	8.9%	15.0%	15.0%
Walked	0.9%	5.6%	2.4%
Public Transit	2.6%	21.7%	3.2%

The average commute time in Selden is 24.0 minutes, shorter than the 28.7 minutes in New York.

2.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 21.7% in New York. 0.9% commute by walking, lower than the 5.6% in New York.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Selden, NY Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

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

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Selden, NY	21,223	24.0 min #1/3	8.9% #2/3	7:43 AM #2/3
Centereach, NY	33,381	25.6 min	10.8%	7:42 AM
Coram, NY	39,542	30.3 min	8.5%	7:52 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Selden, New York.

Is living in Selden, New York good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 200 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,195 at a typical national wage. That's 16% less than the typical New York commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Selden, New York?

Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Selden, 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.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Selden, New York?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 2.6% of commuters use it versus 21.7% in New York, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.