ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34001002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Absecon, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute20.3 min → 19.8 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 12.1%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 0.9%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 77.0%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±7.6 pp
Carpool8.3% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.1% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 4,133 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,170± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+4,133± 387 MOE
Workers with travel time3,631± 421 MOE
Estimated home workers502± 222 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.