ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34265202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glendora, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±9.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute25.6 min → 21.8 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 12.9%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 1.7%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 71.7%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±7.2 pp
Carpool11.9% ±5.4 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home12.9% ±9.3 pp

Each share uses 2,373 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,431± 627 MOE
Workers age 16+2,373± 413 MOE
Workers with travel time2,068± 308 MOE
Estimated home workers305± 228 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.