ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NJ · GEOID 340372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sussex County, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.2%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 commute36.9 min → 36.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 14.9%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.9%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 76.3%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±1.3 pp
Carpool6.2% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home14.9% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 76,459 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate145,807± — MOE
Workers age 16+76,459± 1,141 MOE
Workers with travel time65,075± 1,359 MOE
Estimated home workers11,384± 804 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.