ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34600902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute27.9 min → 29.5 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 12.4%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 3.5%▲ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 79.6%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±5.3 pp
Carpool3.5% ±2.2 pp
Public transit3.5% ±1.9 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.4% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 6,262 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.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,047± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+6,262± 323 MOE
Workers with travel time5,488± 367 MOE
Estimated home workers774± 232 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.