ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34519302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newton, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute28.3 min → 25.6 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 7.1%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.4%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 81.7%▲ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.9% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.1% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 3,954 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,369± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+3,954± 325 MOE
Workers with travel time3,675± 309 MOE
Estimated home workers279± 102 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.