ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34135702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cliffside Park, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip35.5 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone41.5%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.9%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 commute38.2 min → 35.5 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 18.1%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit24.3% → 20.4%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone51.4% → 41.5%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone41.5% ±4.9 pp
Carpool12.4% ±3.2 pp
Public transit20.4% ±3.3 pp
Walk3.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 12,785 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100thTransit percentile

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

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,781± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+12,785± 798 MOE
Workers with travel time10,466± 765 MOE
Estimated home workers2,319± 547 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.