ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34239102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Florham Park, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home30.9%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone53.6%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute27.0 min → 25.7 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.9% → 30.9%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 5.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.6% → 53.6%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.6% ±5.9 pp
Carpool5.0% ±2.4 pp
Public transit5.5% ±2.7 pp
Walk3.7% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home30.9% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 6,544 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,564± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+6,544± 395 MOE
Workers with travel time4,524± 467 MOE
Estimated home workers2,020± 305 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.