ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34501002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Neshanic Station, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±10.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute32.4 min → 32.8 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.7% → 16.5%▼ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 74.9%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±10.6 pp
Carpool5.9% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.6% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home16.5% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,419 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,640± 748 MOE
Workers age 16+3,419± 501 MOE
Workers with travel time2,855± 470 MOE
Estimated home workers564± 196 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.