ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34601202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pompton Plains, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home19.3%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 commute30.8 min → 28.2 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 19.3%▲ 8.7 pp

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

Public transit5.4% → 5.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 67.9%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±2.9 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit5.4% ±3.2 pp
Walk3.4% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.3% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 4,564 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,971± 686 MOE
Workers age 16+4,564± 548 MOE
Workers with travel time3,682± 459 MOE
Estimated home workers882± 267 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.