ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34598802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Point Pleasant, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute30.9 min → 29.5 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 14.4%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 73.3%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±4.1 pp
Carpool5.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle1.9% ±1.3 pp
Work from home14.4% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 11,028 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,334± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+11,028± 517 MOE
Workers with travel time9,441± 600 MOE
Estimated home workers1,587± 347 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.