ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34225602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairview, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone49.9%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.7%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 commute31.9 min → 31.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 5.8%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit12.9% → 16.8%▲ 3.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.3% → 49.9%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.9% ±7.3 pp
Carpool18.3% ±4.9 pp
Public transit16.8% ±3.6 pp
Walk5.4% ±4.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.8% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 7,393 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% 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.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,099± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+7,393± 721 MOE
Workers with travel time6,963± 738 MOE
Estimated home workers430± 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.