ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34558002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palmyra, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.6%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone68.4%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute26.2 min → 24.7 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 16.6%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 3.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.0% → 68.4%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.4% ±5.7 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit3.6% ±2.0 pp
Walk3.0% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home16.6% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 4,163 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,485± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+4,163± 261 MOE
Workers with travel time3,472± 309 MOE
Estimated home workers691± 220 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.