ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34368102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Keyport, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.8%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.2%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 commute29.9 min → 29.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 14.8%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit6.3% → 4.3%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 69.7%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±4.9 pp
Carpool8.0% ±4.9 pp
Public transit4.3% ±2.5 pp
Walk3.1% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.8% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,745 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

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

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,171± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+3,745± 284 MOE
Workers with travel time3,192± 314 MOE
Estimated home workers553± 201 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.