ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NJ · GEOID 340332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Salem County, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.2%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute26.6 min → 26.5 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 9.5%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 80.2%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.2% ±1.9 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 28,796 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,275± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,796± 697 MOE
Workers with travel time26,059± 684 MOE
Estimated home workers2,737± 320 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.