ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34238202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Florence, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±8.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±10.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute30.8 min → 29.8 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 5.7%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit4.4% → 0.8%▼ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 77.4%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±10.9 pp
Carpool11.5% ±5.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.4 pp
Work from home5.7% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 2,556 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,242± 561 MOE
Workers age 16+2,556± 383 MOE
Workers with travel time2,410± 386 MOE
Estimated home workers146± 70 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.