ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NJ · GEOID 340272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morris County, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home21.8%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 commute30.7 min → 29.8 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 21.8%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit4.2% → 3.3%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 66.3%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±0.8 pp
Carpool5.6% ±0.4 pp
Public transit3.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.8% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 268,168 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate514,528± — MOE
Workers age 16+268,168± 2,474 MOE
Workers with travel time209,701± 2,659 MOE
Estimated home workers58,467± 1,864 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.