ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34425102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home27.7%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone51.2%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute27.6 min → 27.6 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.8% → 27.7%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit8.9% → 8.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.3% → 51.2%▼ 11.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.2% ±5.3 pp
Carpool3.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit8.0% ±2.7 pp
Walk7.3% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home27.7% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 8,112 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

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

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,447± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+8,112± 411 MOE
Workers with travel time5,862± 457 MOE
Estimated home workers2,250± 300 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.