ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34249902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip36.5 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home32.3%±7.5 pp MOE
Drove alone52.3%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.2%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 commute35.0 min → 36.5 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.2% → 32.3%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit6.8% → 6.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.3% → 52.3%▼ 10.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.3% ±6.8 pp
Carpool4.4% ±2.6 pp
Public transit6.6% ±2.7 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home32.3% ±7.5 pp

Each share uses 4,931 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,084± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+4,931± 354 MOE
Workers with travel time3,340± 398 MOE
Estimated home workers1,591± 389 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.