ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NJ · GEOID 340252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monmouth County, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home18.9%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone64.6%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.8%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.0 min → 32.1 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 18.9%▲ 6.9 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit6.7% → 5.2%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.9% → 64.6%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.6% ±0.8 pp
Carpool7.5% ±0.5 pp
Public transit5.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.1 pp
Work from home18.9% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 324,037 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate645,353± — MOE
Workers age 16+324,037± 2,651 MOE
Workers with travel time262,846± 3,043 MOE
Estimated home workers61,191± 2,183 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.