ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34476102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montvale, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±9.8 min MOE
Worked from home31.1%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone55.6%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute36.1 min → 32.2 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.2% → 31.1%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit7.9% → 5.3%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.1% → 55.6%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.6% ±7.6 pp
Carpool5.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit5.3% ±3.0 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.0 pp
Work from home31.1% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 4,032 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,901± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+4,032± 622 MOE
Workers with travel time2,778± 521 MOE
Estimated home workers1,254± 319 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.