ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34070002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bradley Gardens, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home31.0%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone59.0%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.1%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 commute33.3 min → 32.9 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 31.0%▲ 14.2 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 4.3%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 59.0%▼ 13.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.0% ±5.4 pp
Carpool4.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit4.3% ±2.1 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home31.0% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 7,959 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,165± 940 MOE
Workers age 16+7,959± 663 MOE
Workers with travel time5,493± 597 MOE
Estimated home workers2,466± 350 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.