ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34486902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mount Arlington, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip36.5 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home21.1%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.5%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.7%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 commute39.3 min → 36.5 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 21.1%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 71.5%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.5% ±4.7 pp
Carpool3.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home21.1% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 3,259 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

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

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,935± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+3,259± 255 MOE
Workers with travel time2,570± 250 MOE
Estimated home workers689± 180 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.