ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34411002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lodi, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone66.6%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute28.8 min → 25.7 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 7.8%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit9.3% → 6.5%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.9% → 66.6%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.6% ±3.1 pp
Carpool13.8% ±3.4 pp
Public transit6.5% ±2.1 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.8% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 13,761 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,082± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+13,761± 798 MOE
Workers with travel time12,686± 733 MOE
Estimated home workers1,075± 345 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.