ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34397502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ledgewood, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.4 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.0%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute31.3 min → 33.4 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 17.0%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.4% → 77.9%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±6.9 pp
Carpool1.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home17.0% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 2,684 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,377± 713 MOE
Workers age 16+2,684± 297 MOE
Workers with travel time2,228± 295 MOE
Estimated home workers456± 139 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.