ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34213002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elmwood Park, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute24.9 min → 27.1 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 8.5%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit6.5% → 6.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 68.0%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±4.1 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit6.9% ±1.9 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.6 pp
Work from home8.5% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 10,753 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,412± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+10,753± 746 MOE
Workers with travel time9,842± 763 MOE
Estimated home workers911± 423 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.