ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34539102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oak Ridge, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip41.9 min±7.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.5%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.8%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 commute38.0 min → 41.9 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 13.5%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 1.8%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 76.3%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±4.9 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.5 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.5% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 5,745 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,954± 829 MOE
Workers age 16+5,745± 569 MOE
Workers with travel time4,972± 584 MOE
Estimated home workers773± 187 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.