ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34049302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Belmar, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home16.6%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.8%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 commute31.8 min → 31.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 16.6%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 3.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 62.1%▼ 12.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±6.4 pp
Carpool6.8% ±4.4 pp
Public transit3.3% ±2.2 pp
Walk4.6% ±3.7 pp
Bicycle4.8% ±3.3 pp
Work from home16.6% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,232 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

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

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,869± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+3,232± 282 MOE
Workers with travel time2,694± 247 MOE
Estimated home workers538± 173 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.