How long is the commute from St. James, NY?

Name: Commute and cars in St. James, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Workers who live in St. James, NY take an average of 29.4 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

79.3% of workers drive alone to work.

4.0% take public transportation.

1.4% of workers walk to work.

11.0% work from home.

4.9% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 29.4 minutes (±2.6)
Public transportation: 4.0%
Work from home: 11.0%
Households without a car: 4.9%

How people in St. James get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	St. James	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Drove alone	79.3% (±4.3 points)	72.1%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	3.7% (±1.6 points)	7.5%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	4.0% (±1.8 points)	4.8%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	1.4% (±1.0 points)	1.4%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.7% (±0.5 points)	2.1%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	11.0% (±3.0 points)	12.0%	14.9%	15.1%

In St. James, the average commute is not measurably different from Suffolk County (31.1 minutes).

It is also lower than in New York (32.6 minutes).

It is higher than the national figure (26.4 minutes).

In St. James, the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Suffolk County (4.8%).

It is also lower than in New York (21.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.2%).

In Suffolk County, St. James ranks 76 of 113 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 210 of 422.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Cars per household in St. James

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	St. James	Suffolk County	New York	United States
No vehicle	4.9% (±2.1 points)	5.1%	29.2%	8.4%
1 vehicle	26.1% (±4.6 points)	27.1%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	43.1% (±5.0 points)	39.1%	25.4%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	25.9% (±4.1 points)	28.8%	11.8%	21.9%

In St. James, the share of households without a vehicle is not measurably different from Suffolk County (5.1%).

It is also lower than in New York (29.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (8.4%).

Working from home and internet access in St. James

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	St. James	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Workers working from home	11.0% (±3.0 points)	12.0% (±0.4 points)	14.9% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	94.8% (±2.5 points)	96.5% (±0.3 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	92.6% (±2.9 points)	93.2% (±0.3 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In St. James, the share of households with a broadband subscription is not measurably different from Suffolk County (93.2%).

It is not measurably different from New York (90.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near St. James

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with St. James
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
St. James	—	29.4 minutes (±2.6)	—
Village of Head of the Harbor	1.5 mi	29.1 minutes (±5.6)	Not measurably different
Nesconset	2.0 mi	35.2 minutes (±2.7)	Higher
Village of Village of the Branch	2.2 mi	35.3 minutes (±4.7)	Higher
Village of Lake Grove	2.2 mi	38.7 minutes (±4.8)	Higher
Stony Brook	2.5 mi	29.7 minutes (±2.6)	Not measurably different
Village of Nissequogue	2.5 mi	31.7 minutes (±4.4)	Not measurably different
Stony Brook University	2.8 mi	16.2 minutes (±1.7)	Lower
Smithtown (community)	3.6 mi	33.2 minutes (±2.8)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stony Brook University, NY (16.2 minutes).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Nesconset, NY (35.2 minutes), Village of Village of the Branch, NY (35.3 minutes), Village of Lake Grove, NY (38.7 minutes).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Average commute across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
70	Deer Park	29.9 minutes (±2.1)
71 (tie)	Port Jefferson Station	29.7 minutes (±3.3)
71 (tie)	Stony Brook	29.7 minutes (±2.6)
73	East Patchogue	29.5 minutes (±2.3)
74 (tie)	Hauppauge	29.4 minutes (±2.0)
74 (tie)	Moriches	29.4 minutes (±3.0)
74 (tie)	St. James	29.4 minutes (±2.6)
77	East Quogue	29.2 minutes (±3.8)
78	Sayville	29.1 minutes (±2.5)
79 (tie)	North Amityville	28.4 minutes (±2.2)
79 (tie)	West Sayville	28.4 minutes (±2.8)
81	Lake Ronkonkoma	28.3 minutes (±2.3)
82	Oakdale	28.2 minutes (±2.8)

Showing 13 of 113 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

St. James is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Smithtown, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about St. James

How long is the average commute in St. James?

Workers who live in St. James, NY take an average of 29.4 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in St. James without a car?

4.9% of households in St. James have no vehicle, and 4.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in St. James?

11.0% (±3.0 points) of workers who live in St. James worked from home, and 92.6% of households have a broadband subscription.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for St. James CDP, New York (place:64584, in state:36).

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DP03_0018E, DP03_0018M, DP03_0025E, DP03_0025M, DP03_0019PE, DP03_0019PM, DP03_0020PE, DP03_0020PM, DP03_0021PE, DP03_0021PM, DP03_0022PE, DP03_0022PM, DP03_0023PE, DP03_0023PM, DP03_0024PE, DP03_0024PM, DP04_0058PE, DP04_0058PM, DP04_0059PE, DP04_0059PM, DP04_0060PE, DP04_0060PM, DP04_0061PE, DP04_0061PM, DP02_0153PE, DP02_0153PM, DP02_0154PE, DP02_0154PM

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