ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34445202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Matawan, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home21.1%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone66.6%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 commute32.8 min → 32.5 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 21.1%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit9.0% → 5.9%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.9% → 66.6%▲ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.6% ±7.0 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit5.9% ±3.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home21.1% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 5,283 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

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

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,710± 76 MOE
Workers age 16+5,283± 653 MOE
Workers with travel time4,169± 552 MOE
Estimated home workers1,114± 317 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.