ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34044002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beckett, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.0%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute26.8 min → 26.2 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 9.2%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 84.0%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.0% ±4.2 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.1 pp
Work from home9.2% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 2,483 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% 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.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,017± 692 MOE
Workers age 16+2,483± 303 MOE
Workers with travel time2,254± 287 MOE
Estimated home workers229± 134 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.