ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34090402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Butler, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute31.5 min → 30.0 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 14.9%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit6.0% → 4.7%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 73.8%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±4.3 pp
Carpool4.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit4.7% ±3.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home14.9% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 4,687 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,133± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+4,687± 255 MOE
Workers with travel time3,989± 284 MOE
Estimated home workers698± 169 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.