ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34561302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Park Ridge, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone60.2%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 → 26.7 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.0% → 23.6%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit6.2% → 2.9%▼ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.7% → 60.2%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.2% ±5.8 pp
Carpool5.5% ±3.0 pp
Public transit2.9% ±1.4 pp
Walk5.4% ±3.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home23.6% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 5,031 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

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

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,406± 71 MOE
Workers age 16+5,031± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time3,843± 394 MOE
Estimated home workers1,188± 239 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.