ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34629102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ridgefield, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone56.3%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.6%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 commute30.4 min → 31.6 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 14.3%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit7.9% → 15.2%▲ 7.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.2% → 56.3%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.3% ±6.4 pp
Carpool11.1% ±4.7 pp
Public transit15.2% ±4.0 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.3% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 6,144 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,498± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+6,144± 444 MOE
Workers with travel time5,267± 444 MOE
Estimated home workers877± 243 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.