ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34556202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Packanack Lake, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home31.6%±8.6 pp MOE
Drove alone58.6%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.3%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 commute32.4 min → 27.8 min▼ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.9% → 31.6%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit5.3% → 4.7%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.3% → 58.6%▼ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.6% ±6.2 pp
Carpool3.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit4.7% ±2.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.8 pp
Work from home31.6% ±8.6 pp

Each share uses 3,259 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

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

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,321± 555 MOE
Workers age 16+3,259± 380 MOE
Workers with travel time2,230± 289 MOE
Estimated home workers1,029± 305 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.