ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34022002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Audubon, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home20.2%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute25.7 min → 25.5 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.6% → 20.2%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit4.7% → 6.2%▲ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.5% → 68.3%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±3.8 pp
Carpool1.6% ±1.0 pp
Public transit6.2% ±4.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home20.2% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 4,791 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.

54thMean commute percentile

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

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,730± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+4,791± 311 MOE
Workers with travel time3,822± 276 MOE
Estimated home workers969± 264 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.