ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34063402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bloomingdale, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.8%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 → 28.6 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 12.8%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 0.7%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 76.7%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±6.8 pp
Carpool2.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk5.6% ±4.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.8% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 4,121 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,716± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+4,121± 444 MOE
Workers with travel time3,595± 396 MOE
Estimated home workers526± 200 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.