ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34430502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manasquan, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±8.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.4%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±8.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.0%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 commute31.7 min → 34.3 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 20.4%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 2.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 70.5%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±8.8 pp
Carpool2.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit2.9% ±3.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle2.4% ±1.7 pp
Work from home20.4% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 2,963 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,922± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+2,963± 280 MOE
Workers with travel time2,359± 320 MOE
Estimated home workers604± 194 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.