ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34380402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip34.5 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home22.9%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.8%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 commute37.9 min → 34.5 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.7% → 22.9%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.6%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 68.0%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±5.7 pp
Carpool3.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.6 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home22.9% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 5,200 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.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% 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.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,508± 654 MOE
Workers age 16+5,200± 436 MOE
Workers with travel time4,011± 408 MOE
Estimated home workers1,189± 271 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.