ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34545702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oceanport, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±8.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.8%±8.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.2%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 commute34.5 min → 33.5 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 12.5%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit7.0% → 8.9%▲ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 64.8%▼ 11.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.8% ±8.4 pp
Carpool10.3% ±6.8 pp
Public transit8.9% ±5.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home12.5% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 2,723 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,195± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+2,723± 346 MOE
Workers with travel time2,383± 357 MOE
Estimated home workers340± 163 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.