ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34032502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barrington, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home18.2%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.2%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute27.3 min → 26.9 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 18.2%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 2.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 71.2%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.2% ±6.0 pp
Carpool4.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit2.3% ±1.8 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home18.2% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 4,105 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,076± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+4,105± 359 MOE
Workers with travel time3,359± 336 MOE
Estimated home workers746± 195 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.