ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · DE · GEOID 10506702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newark, Delaware

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone56.2%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute20.7 min → 19.0 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 18.8%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 2.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.3% → 56.2%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.2% ±4.5 pp
Carpool5.4% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk14.3% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle2.6% ±1.1 pp
Work from home18.8% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 13,024 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,330± 122 MOE
Workers age 16+13,024± 691 MOE
Workers with travel time10,580± 745 MOE
Estimated home workers2,444± 370 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.