ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34377102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.8%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 commute33.4 min → 31.9 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 16.1%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 2.5%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 75.3%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±2.8 pp
Carpool5.9% ±3.9 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.1% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 5,541 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.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,259± 684 MOE
Workers age 16+5,541± 577 MOE
Workers with travel time4,647± 533 MOE
Estimated home workers894± 224 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.