ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34307382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Heathcote, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±9.4 min MOE
Worked from home35.4%±9.8 pp MOE
Drove alone46.1%±8.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute35.3 min → 30.5 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home28.1% → 35.4%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit7.2% → 4.3%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.5% → 46.1%▼ 11.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone46.1% ±8.6 pp
Carpool10.8% ±5.6 pp
Public transit4.3% ±2.9 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home35.4% ±9.8 pp

Each share uses 3,863 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% 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.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,717± 1,248 MOE
Workers age 16+3,863± 715 MOE
Workers with travel time2,495± 528 MOE
Estimated home workers1,368± 457 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.