ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34365102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kearny, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.0 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone62.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 commute31.8 min → 33.0 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 5.9%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit14.8% → 12.6%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.7% → 62.8%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool11.0% ±1.5 pp
Public transit12.6% ±2.8 pp
Walk6.1% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 20,438 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,614± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+20,438± 827 MOE
Workers with travel time19,233± 855 MOE
Estimated home workers1,205± 265 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.