ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34077282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bridgewater Center, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home24.8%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute27.9 min → 28.4 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.0% → 24.8%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 2.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 69.1%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±7.2 pp
Carpool3.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home24.8% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 3,139 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

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

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,505± 732 MOE
Workers age 16+3,139± 365 MOE
Workers with travel time2,362± 360 MOE
Estimated home workers777± 174 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.