ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34191502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Freehold, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±13.6 min MOE
Worked from home26.2%±7.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.8%±12.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.6%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 commute38.3 min → 34.7 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 26.2%▲ 12.1 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 0.0%▼ 6.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.3% → 68.8%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.8% ±12.1 pp
Carpool4.2% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home26.2% ±7.5 pp

Each share uses 2,642 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% 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.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,096± 711 MOE
Workers age 16+2,642± 490 MOE
Workers with travel time1,950± 496 MOE
Estimated home workers692± 237 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.