ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34314702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Highland Park, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home26.4%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone52.2%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.9%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 commute28.0 min → 27.1 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 26.4%▲ 11.3 pp

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

Public transit6.7% → 7.8%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.9% → 52.2%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.2% ±5.5 pp
Carpool6.4% ±3.3 pp
Public transit7.8% ±2.7 pp
Walk4.6% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±1.8 pp
Work from home26.4% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 8,723 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,121± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+8,723± 503 MOE
Workers with travel time6,416± 622 MOE
Estimated home workers2,307± 393 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.