ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34617252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ramtown, New Jersey

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.9 min one way; 15.1% worked from home, 75.9% drove alone, and 20.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip37.9 min±8.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±15.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±17.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.5%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 Ramtown CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.8 min → 37.9 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 15.1%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 0.9%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 75.9%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Ramtown CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.9%; 0.9% used public transit and 15.1% worked from home.

Drive alone75.9% ±17.4 pp
Carpool6.9% ±5.3 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.1% ±15.0 pp

Each share uses 3,200 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Ramtown CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Ramtown CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,200 workers age 16+, including 2,717 workers with reported travel time and 483 home workers.

Population estimate6,203± 966 MOE
Workers age 16+3,200± 592 MOE
Workers with travel time2,717± 306 MOE
Estimated home workers483± 489 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New Jersey commute records for Ramtown CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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