ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34616502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ramblewood, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±8.1 min MOE
Worked from home16.7%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±14.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 commute26.5 min → 28.1 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 16.7%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit4.9% → 5.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 74.6%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±14.4 pp
Carpool3.5% ±2.4 pp
Public transit5.0% ±3.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home16.7% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,364 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,611± 1,012 MOE
Workers age 16+3,364± 594 MOE
Workers with travel time2,803± 626 MOE
Estimated home workers561± 166 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.