ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34060252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blackwells Mills, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home29.9%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.3%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute33.8 min → 33.9 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.5% → 29.9%▲ 10.4 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.1% → 64.3%▼ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.3% ±6.3 pp
Carpool3.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home29.9% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 5,102 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,301± 972 MOE
Workers age 16+5,102± 513 MOE
Workers with travel time3,576± 478 MOE
Estimated home workers1,526± 333 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.