ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34055902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bernardsville, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home27.7%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone60.9%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 → 28.3 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.4% → 27.7%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 3.7%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.0% → 60.9%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.9% ±6.6 pp
Carpool2.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit3.7% ±2.2 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home27.7% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 4,089 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,916± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+4,089± 352 MOE
Workers with travel time2,956± 395 MOE
Estimated home workers1,133± 218 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.