ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34020802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone51.1%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute22.9 min → 23.7 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 5.0%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit19.9% → 20.4%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone45.3% → 51.1%▲ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.1% ±3.5 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit20.4% ±3.4 pp
Walk11.9% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.0% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 15,317 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100thTransit percentile

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

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,632± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+15,317± 804 MOE
Workers with travel time14,546± 797 MOE
Estimated home workers771± 290 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.