ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34590702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pitman, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home15.5%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±4.1 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 commute30.6 min → 28.5 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 15.5%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 0.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 76.7%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±4.1 pp
Carpool4.9% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home15.5% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 4,652 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,856± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+4,652± 245 MOE
Workers with travel time3,931± 283 MOE
Estimated home workers721± 193 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.