ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34089202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burlington, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.4%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 commute29.9 min → 31.2 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 8.2%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 77.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±4.0 pp
Carpool10.5% ±4.6 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.1 pp
Work from home8.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 4,658 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,993± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+4,658± 319 MOE
Workers with travel time4,276± 294 MOE
Estimated home workers382± 133 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.