ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34466802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Millville, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute23.2 min → 25.2 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 5.2%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 2.3%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 75.2%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±4.1 pp
Carpool13.0% ±3.5 pp
Public transit2.3% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle2.4% ±1.5 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 12,509 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,511± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+12,509± 741 MOE
Workers with travel time11,859± 773 MOE
Estimated home workers650± 203 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.