ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34138102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Closter, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home26.6%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone56.4%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.7%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 commute35.0 min → 33.1 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.2% → 26.6%▲ 12.4 pp

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

Public transit9.4% → 6.0%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.5% → 56.4%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.4% ±7.0 pp
Carpool7.6% ±4.0 pp
Public transit6.0% ±2.8 pp
Walk1.9% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home26.6% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 4,266 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

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

93thTransit percentile

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

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,606± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+4,266± 262 MOE
Workers with travel time3,132± 295 MOE
Estimated home workers1,134± 235 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.