ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34400202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leonia, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone55.6%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.2%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 commute32.6 min → 30.5 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 16.9%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit13.6% → 13.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.7% → 55.6%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.6% ±5.4 pp
Carpool6.8% ±3.2 pp
Public transit13.1% ±4.6 pp
Walk4.3% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home16.9% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 4,892 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% 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.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,336± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+4,892± 300 MOE
Workers with travel time4,065± 409 MOE
Estimated home workers827± 251 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.