ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34041202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beach Haven West, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±9.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±8.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.5%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 commute30.7 min → 29.6 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 11.4%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 1.2%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.3% → 74.8%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±8.8 pp
Carpool11.2% ±8.4 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home11.4% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 2,564 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,120± 784 MOE
Workers age 16+2,564± 476 MOE
Workers with travel time2,272± 469 MOE
Estimated home workers292± 114 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.