ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34582002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone59.7%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute26.0 min → 23.5 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 4.8%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit5.2% → 2.8%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.8% → 59.7%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.7% ±2.3 pp
Carpool13.2% ±2.3 pp
Public transit2.8% ±1.9 pp
Walk6.4% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 24,725 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate55,855± 61 MOE
Workers age 16+24,725± 1,162 MOE
Workers with travel time23,539± 1,109 MOE
Estimated home workers1,186± 312 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.