ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34611702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prospect Park, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone67.6%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute23.8 min → 22.9 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 7.2%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 1.7%▼ 4.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.9% → 67.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.6% ±2.6 pp
Carpool15.9% ±8.2 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.8 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.2% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 2,796 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,319± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+2,796± 299 MOE
Workers with travel time2,594± 288 MOE
Estimated home workers202± 143 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.