ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34076002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bridgeton, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.1%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute27.2 min → 29.2 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 4.4%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.1% → 67.1%▲ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.1% ±5.0 pp
Carpool22.4% ±5.6 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.4 pp
Work from home4.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 9,902 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,001± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+9,902± 767 MOE
Workers with travel time9,469± 816 MOE
Estimated home workers433± 285 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.