ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34198402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eatontown, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute26.3 min → 22.0 min▼ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 11.9%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 1.8%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 71.9%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±4.9 pp
Carpool10.6% ±4.0 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 6,932 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,575± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+6,932± 515 MOE
Workers with travel time6,107± 522 MOE
Estimated home workers825± 180 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.