ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34158202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cresskill, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip36.6 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home19.8%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone68.1%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.8%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 commute33.1 min → 36.6 min▲ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 19.8%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit7.0% → 6.2%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 68.1%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.1% ±7.9 pp
Carpool5.0% ±2.5 pp
Public transit6.2% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home19.8% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 4,491 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 under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% 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.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,174± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+4,491± 309 MOE
Workers with travel time3,601± 362 MOE
Estimated home workers890± 226 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.