ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34344702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Iselin, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip34.5 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.8%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone55.0%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.5%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 commute37.2 min → 34.5 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 20.8%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit16.2% → 12.4%▼ 3.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.9% → 55.0%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.0% ±5.5 pp
Carpool4.9% ±2.3 pp
Public transit12.4% ±6.0 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 9,748 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,551± 1,646 MOE
Workers age 16+9,748± 1,106 MOE
Workers with travel time7,720± 1,015 MOE
Estimated home workers2,028± 417 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.