ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34106002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carneys Point, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute22.5 min → 26.0 min▲ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 10.9%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 75.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±6.8 pp
Carpool11.0% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.9% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 4,040 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% 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.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,050± 211 MOE
Workers age 16+4,040± 264 MOE
Workers with travel time3,598± 266 MOE
Estimated home workers442± 140 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.