ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34523202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Arlington, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone63.9%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute33.5 min → 31.5 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 14.4%▲ 8.7 pp

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

Public transit13.7% → 12.0%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 63.9%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.9% ±5.6 pp
Carpool5.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit12.0% ±4.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.4% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 8,582 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,461± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+8,582± 472 MOE
Workers with travel time7,343± 545 MOE
Estimated home workers1,239± 302 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.