ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34236402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Flanders, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home20.8%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.3%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 commute27.3 min → 31.2 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.8% → 20.8%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 1.9%▲ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 72.1%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±7.4 pp
Carpool4.0% ±2.5 pp
Public transit1.9% ±1.7 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.8% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 5,242 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.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,809± 705 MOE
Workers age 16+5,242± 586 MOE
Workers with travel time4,153± 593 MOE
Estimated home workers1,089± 283 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.