ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34630002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ridgewood, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip34.6 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home32.1%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone46.9%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.8%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 commute37.6 min → 34.6 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.5% → 32.1%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit15.2% → 12.0%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone51.8% → 46.9%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone46.9% ±4.1 pp
Carpool4.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit12.0% ±1.9 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home32.1% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 12,834 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,308± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+12,834± 578 MOE
Workers with travel time8,718± 652 MOE
Estimated home workers4,116± 540 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.