ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34461102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Midland Park, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 commute25.6 min → 28.0 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 20.0%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit5.4% → 3.9%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 68.7%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±6.3 pp
Carpool4.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit3.9% ±2.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home20.0% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 3,487 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.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,019± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+3,487± 276 MOE
Workers with travel time2,791± 273 MOE
Estimated home workers696± 193 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.