ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34588302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pine Lake Park, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.8%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 commute30.5 min → 36.3 min▲ 5.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 13.2%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 2.4%▲ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 76.9%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±2.7 pp
Carpool7.0% ±3.8 pp
Public transit2.4% ±2.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.2% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 4,637 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,795± 845 MOE
Workers age 16+4,637± 615 MOE
Workers with travel time4,024± 505 MOE
Estimated home workers613± 244 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.