ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34019602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Asbury Park, New Jersey

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.5 min one way; 13.7% worked from home, 57.3% drove alone, and 11.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone57.3%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 Asbury Park city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.9 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute29.2 min → 25.5 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 13.7%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 5.0%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.8% → 57.3%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Asbury Park city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 57.3%; 5.0% used public transit and 13.7% worked from home.

Drive alone57.3% ±5.0 pp
Carpool11.8% ±4.6 pp
Public transit5.0% ±1.9 pp
Walk7.7% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle2.1% ±1.4 pp
Work from home13.7% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 8,924 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Asbury Park city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 54th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Asbury Park city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,924 workers age 16+, including 7,702 workers with reported travel time and 1,222 home workers.

Population estimate15,295± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+8,924± 593 MOE
Workers with travel time7,702± 591 MOE
Estimated home workers1,222± 245 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New Jersey commute records for Asbury Park city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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