ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34438902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Margate City, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.8%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone58.3%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.4%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 commute28.5 min → 28.0 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 20.8%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.8% → 58.3%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.3% ±5.6 pp
Carpool13.4% ±13.0 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle2.3% ±1.6 pp
Work from home20.8% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 2,552 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,234± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+2,552± 317 MOE
Workers with travel time2,020± 342 MOE
Estimated home workers532± 134 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.