ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34629402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone59.9%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.9%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 commute29.1 min → 27.3 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 12.5%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit11.6% → 11.9%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.6% → 59.9%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.9% ±4.8 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.3 pp
Public transit11.9% ±2.4 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.5% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 6,929 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,235± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+6,929± 682 MOE
Workers with travel time6,065± 614 MOE
Estimated home workers864± 281 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.