ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34134202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clementon, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±12.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute28.1 min → 23.2 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 6.3%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 5.2%▲ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 76.9%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±12.8 pp
Carpool5.9% ±5.0 pp
Public transit5.2% ±4.1 pp
Walk5.7% ±4.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.3% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 2,582 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

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

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,410± 14 MOE
Workers age 16+2,582± 346 MOE
Workers with travel time2,419± 307 MOE
Estimated home workers163± 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.