ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34441002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marlton, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute25.8 min → 27.0 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 16.8%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 1.4%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 76.1%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool3.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 6,216 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,922± 779 MOE
Workers age 16+6,216± 467 MOE
Workers with travel time5,169± 487 MOE
Estimated home workers1,047± 235 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.