ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34107502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carteret, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.1%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute30.0 min → 31.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 11.1%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit9.2% → 6.9%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.0% → 68.1%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.1% ±3.3 pp
Carpool9.6% ±2.6 pp
Public transit6.9% ±2.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 12,228 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,496± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+12,228± 623 MOE
Workers with travel time10,876± 669 MOE
Estimated home workers1,352± 298 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.