ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34020202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Atco, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute34.5 min → 33.3 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 12.2%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.4%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.4% → 77.6%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±5.9 pp
Carpool9.5% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.2% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 4,047 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% 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.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,164± 648 MOE
Workers age 16+4,047± 455 MOE
Workers with travel time3,555± 450 MOE
Estimated home workers492± 167 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.