ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34413102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Long Branch, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone55.3%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.9%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 commute29.7 min → 29.6 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 9.9%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit4.3% → 3.8%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.7% → 55.3%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.3% ±3.2 pp
Carpool25.1% ±5.7 pp
Public transit3.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 15,529 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,530± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+15,529± 940 MOE
Workers with travel time13,986± 962 MOE
Estimated home workers1,543± 390 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.