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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.0 min one way; 10.9% worked from home, 75.1% drove alone, and 8.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Carneys Point CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.0 percentage points.

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 Carneys Point CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 10.9% worked from home.

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

How Carneys Point CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 57th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 Carneys Point CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,040 workers age 16+, including 3,598 workers with reported travel time and 442 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New Jersey commute records for Carneys Point CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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