ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34224402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fair Haven, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip44.1 min±10.6 min MOE
Worked from home24.6%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone49.1%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip35.3%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 commute40.5 min → 44.1 min▲ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.6% → 24.6%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit16.0% → 18.1%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.7% → 49.1%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.1% ±8.2 pp
Carpool5.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit18.1% ±6.0 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.8 pp
Work from home24.6% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,035 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,170± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+3,035± 307 MOE
Workers with travel time2,288± 293 MOE
Estimated home workers747± 175 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.