ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34518102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Providence, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home27.7%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone54.8%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.3%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 commute36.3 min → 31.8 min▼ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.7% → 27.7%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit16.3% → 9.2%▼ 7.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.4% → 54.8%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.8% ±4.3 pp
Carpool6.1% ±2.6 pp
Public transit9.2% ±2.8 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home27.7% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 6,347 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

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

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,727± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+6,347± 412 MOE
Workers with travel time4,588± 380 MOE
Estimated home workers1,759± 288 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.