ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34092502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Caldwell, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home19.8%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone59.9%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.5%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 commute28.9 min → 29.5 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.4% → 19.8%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 6.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.7% → 59.9%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.9% ±7.3 pp
Carpool6.4% ±3.8 pp
Public transit6.7% ±3.8 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.8% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 4,786 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,003± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+4,786± 328 MOE
Workers with travel time3,837± 371 MOE
Estimated home workers949± 233 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.