ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34084552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Browns Mills, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute29.5 min → 31.8 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 6.9%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 74.6%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±5.3 pp
Carpool14.7% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.9% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 4,320 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,672± 651 MOE
Workers age 16+4,320± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time4,020± 381 MOE
Estimated home workers300± 131 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.