ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34121002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chatham, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip39.2 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home36.6%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone40.7%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip31.8%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 commute41.2 min → 39.2 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.7% → 36.6%▲ 18.9 pp

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

Public transit22.2% → 18.0%▼ 4.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.9% → 40.7%▼ 13.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone40.7% ±5.1 pp
Carpool2.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit18.0% ±3.5 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home36.6% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 4,528 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,407± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+4,528± 247 MOE
Workers with travel time2,871± 272 MOE
Estimated home workers1,657± 252 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.