ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34252002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Freehold, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone58.5%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute24.9 min → 22.5 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 9.2%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit8.8% → 4.1%▼ 4.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.3% → 58.5%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.5% ±4.3 pp
Carpool16.4% ±4.9 pp
Public transit4.1% ±1.9 pp
Walk5.0% ±3.8 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±1.7 pp
Work from home9.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 5,855 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,507± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+5,855± 599 MOE
Workers with travel time5,314± 548 MOE
Estimated home workers541± 172 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.