ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34136902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clifton, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone66.5%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 → 28.3 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 12.5%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 9.0%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 66.5%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.5% ±1.9 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.2 pp
Public transit9.0% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 45,203 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate89,379± 57 MOE
Workers age 16+45,203± 1,286 MOE
Workers with travel time39,556± 1,192 MOE
Estimated home workers5,647± 627 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.