ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34288002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home28.6%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone60.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute24.6 min → 23.8 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.6% → 28.6%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 4.4%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 60.1%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool4.3% ±1.8 pp
Public transit4.4% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home28.6% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 4,081 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

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

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,516± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+4,081± 217 MOE
Workers with travel time2,913± 236 MOE
Estimated home workers1,168± 191 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.