ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34385802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lakewood, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute21.1 min → 20.8 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 16.1%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.6%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.9% → 62.1%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±2.2 pp
Carpool13.2% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.1 pp
Walk5.6% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.1% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 17,662 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate69,585± 3,855 MOE
Workers age 16+17,662± 1,173 MOE
Workers with travel time14,814± 1,023 MOE
Estimated home workers2,848± 582 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.