ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34318802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hillsborough, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home25.5%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute34.6 min → 32.0 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 25.5%▲ 11.9 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.4%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 67.9%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±2.0 pp
Carpool4.0% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.5% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 13,393 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,585± 1,068 MOE
Workers age 16+13,393± 785 MOE
Workers with travel time9,978± 642 MOE
Estimated home workers3,415± 522 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.