ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34250202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin Park, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone64.3%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 commute34.2 min → 31.3 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 21.2%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 5.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.1% → 64.3%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.3% ±6.1 pp
Carpool6.6% ±3.1 pp
Public transit5.1% ±3.1 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home21.2% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 7,188 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,211± 1,215 MOE
Workers age 16+7,188± 628 MOE
Workers with travel time5,663± 632 MOE
Estimated home workers1,525± 365 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.