ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34478952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Moorestown-Lenola, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home23.5%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.1%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute26.3 min → 23.8 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.5% → 23.5%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 1.2%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 70.1%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.1% ±6.0 pp
Carpool2.4% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home23.5% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 6,588 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,625± 865 MOE
Workers age 16+6,588± 570 MOE
Workers with travel time5,040± 542 MOE
Estimated home workers1,548± 287 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.