ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34066102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Boonton, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute26.2 min → 22.4 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 20.0%▲ 10.2 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.4%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 76.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±4.9 pp
Carpool1.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home20.0% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 4,644 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,854± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+4,644± 347 MOE
Workers with travel time3,713± 336 MOE
Estimated home workers931± 269 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.