ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34007002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Allendale, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±10.9 min MOE
Worked from home34.8%±7.9 pp MOE
Drove alone52.2%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.9%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 commute34.2 min → 36.3 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.6% → 34.8%▲ 11.1 pp

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

Public transit15.3% → 10.2%▼ 5.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.6% → 52.2%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.2% ±8.5 pp
Carpool1.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit10.2% ±5.9 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home34.8% ±7.9 pp

Each share uses 2,894 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,865± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+2,894± 302 MOE
Workers with travel time1,888± 348 MOE
Estimated home workers1,006± 252 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.