ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34624302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Red Bank, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home18.5%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone56.8%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.8%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 commute31.1 min → 32.6 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 18.5%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 6.0%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 56.8%▼ 11.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.8% ±4.5 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit6.0% ±2.5 pp
Walk5.9% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home18.5% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 7,304 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,862± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+7,304± 522 MOE
Workers with travel time5,956± 550 MOE
Estimated home workers1,348± 254 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.