ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34536102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norwood, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home21.4%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone59.8%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.3%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 commute33.9 min → 30.9 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 21.4%▲ 10.5 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 4.4%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.3% → 59.8%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.8% ±7.9 pp
Carpool10.5% ±5.3 pp
Public transit4.4% ±2.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home21.4% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 2,897 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,724± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+2,897± 290 MOE
Workers with travel time2,277± 314 MOE
Estimated home workers620± 168 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.