ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34559502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Paramus, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home21.7%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone62.6%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.5%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 commute30.4 min → 30.8 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.2% → 21.7%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit9.3% → 7.9%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.6% → 62.6%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.6% ±3.1 pp
Carpool6.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit7.9% ±1.7 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.7% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 12,076 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,568± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+12,076± 592 MOE
Workers with travel time9,452± 553 MOE
Estimated home workers2,624± 499 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.