ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34143802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colonia, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.0 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.6%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute31.2 min → 33.0 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 15.0%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 3.7%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 73.6%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.6% ±4.2 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.5 pp
Public transit3.7% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 9,218 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,587± 1,155 MOE
Workers age 16+9,218± 631 MOE
Workers with travel time7,838± 624 MOE
Estimated home workers1,380± 271 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.