ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34538502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakland, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home21.8%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone69.9%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute30.7 min → 29.5 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 21.8%▲ 10.5 pp

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

Public transit4.4% → 2.2%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 69.9%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.9% ±5.6 pp
Carpool4.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home21.8% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 6,843 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% 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.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,768± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+6,843± 341 MOE
Workers with travel time5,353± 444 MOE
Estimated home workers1,490± 250 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.