ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34615302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rahway, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone61.0%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 commute32.0 min → 31.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 17.0%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit10.8% → 8.3%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.1% → 61.0%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.0% ±3.7 pp
Carpool11.4% ±3.7 pp
Public transit8.3% ±1.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 14,651 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,109± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+14,651± 894 MOE
Workers with travel time12,165± 824 MOE
Estimated home workers2,486± 443 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.