ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34459002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Middlesex, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute25.9 min → 26.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 9.4%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.8%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 77.8%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±5.0 pp
Carpool6.8% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.4% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 7,671 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,645± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+7,671± 548 MOE
Workers with travel time6,952± 550 MOE
Estimated home workers719± 215 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.