ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34483002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morristown, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.2%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute23.5 min → 23.9 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 18.8%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 62.2%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.2% ±3.8 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk6.0% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home18.8% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 12,090 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.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

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

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,453± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+12,090± 596 MOE
Workers with travel time9,813± 595 MOE
Estimated home workers2,277± 352 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.