ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34543602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ocean City, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home19.3%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone57.5%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute30.1 min → 27.3 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 19.3%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.4%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.2% → 57.5%▼ 12.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.5% ±5.3 pp
Carpool7.8% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk6.4% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle2.7% ±1.9 pp
Work from home19.3% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 5,091 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,261± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+5,091± 356 MOE
Workers with travel time4,109± 346 MOE
Estimated home workers982± 192 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.