ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34214802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Englewood, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.5%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone56.7%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.7%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 commute30.2 min → 30.9 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 17.5%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit15.4% → 11.9%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.1% → 56.7%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.7% ±4.6 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit11.9% ±2.4 pp
Walk6.3% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.5% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 15,007 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,638± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+15,007± 827 MOE
Workers with travel time12,384± 979 MOE
Estimated home workers2,623± 615 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.