ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34302102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrison, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip40.7 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.8%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone31.3%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.6%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 commute37.7 min → 40.7 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 19.8%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit35.0% → 29.4%▼ 5.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone36.5% → 31.3%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone31.3% ±6.2 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.3 pp
Public transit29.4% ±4.6 pp
Walk6.5% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home19.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 12,212 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 100% 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 estimate20,369± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+12,212± 673 MOE
Workers with travel time9,795± 778 MOE
Estimated home workers2,417± 463 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.