ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34404402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lindenwold, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute29.1 min → 26.1 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 6.0%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit7.0% → 3.1%▼ 3.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 71.8%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±5.4 pp
Carpool12.3% ±4.6 pp
Public transit3.1% ±1.7 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 10,611 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,719± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+10,611± 752 MOE
Workers with travel time9,974± 709 MOE
Estimated home workers637± 247 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.