ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34609752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Princeton Meadows, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home33.3%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone55.7%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.9%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 commute36.6 min → 33.8 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.6% → 33.3%▲ 12.7 pp

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

Public transit8.1% → 4.4%▼ 3.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.3% → 55.7%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.7% ±3.2 pp
Carpool4.9% ±2.3 pp
Public transit4.4% ±1.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home33.3% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 8,161 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,561± 745 MOE
Workers age 16+8,161± 758 MOE
Workers with travel time5,442± 497 MOE
Estimated home workers2,719± 602 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.