ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34466202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milltown, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute28.8 min → 28.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 9.8%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 3.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 80.8%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±7.4 pp
Carpool4.9% ±4.3 pp
Public transit3.4% ±2.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.8% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 4,093 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% 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 estimate7,059± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+4,093± 374 MOE
Workers with travel time3,691± 404 MOE
Estimated home workers402± 177 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.