ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34548702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Old Tappan, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.5%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone60.5%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.0%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 commute37.1 min → 33.7 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.4% → 19.5%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit11.2% → 5.9%▼ 5.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.2% → 60.5%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.5% ±8.2 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.9 pp
Public transit5.9% ±4.3 pp
Walk5.2% ±5.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home19.5% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 2,733 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% 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.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,008± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+2,733± 226 MOE
Workers with travel time2,200± 293 MOE
Estimated home workers533± 175 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.