ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34348902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jamesburg, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home24.7%±10.4 pp MOE
Drove alone58.0%±11.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute33.0 min → 22.4 min▼ 10.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.5% → 24.7%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 58.0%▼ 14.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.0% ±11.8 pp
Carpool7.2% ±4.1 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.5 pp
Walk1.9% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±1.0 pp
Work from home24.7% ±10.4 pp

Each share uses 3,188 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,770± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+3,188± 276 MOE
Workers with travel time2,399± 330 MOE
Estimated home workers789± 338 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.