ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34421802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lyons, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±14.8 min MOE
Worked from home30.1%±8.5 pp MOE
Drove alone57.1%±12.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.7%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 commute28.6 min → 33.9 min▲ 5.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 30.1%▲ 16.6 pp

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

Public transit6.7% → 10.4%▲ 3.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 57.1%▼ 20.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.1% ±12.4 pp
Carpool1.6% ±1.9 pp
Public transit10.4% ±6.8 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home30.1% ±8.5 pp

Each share uses 2,169 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,187± 752 MOE
Workers age 16+2,169± 433 MOE
Workers with travel time1,516± 405 MOE
Estimated home workers653± 225 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.