What is the average commute in Manasquan borough, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Manasquan borough, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 20.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34430502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manasquan, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Manasquan borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.3 min one way; 20.4% worked from home, 70.5% drove alone, and 25.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Manasquan borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.2 percentage points.

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 Manasquan borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.5%; 2.9% used public transit and 20.4% worked from home.

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

How Manasquan borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

91^thMean commute percentile

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

80^thWork-from-home percentile

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

84^thTransit percentile

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

97^th60+ 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 Manasquan borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,963 workers age 16+, including 2,359 workers with reported travel time and 604 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New Jersey commute records for Manasquan borough

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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