ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34631502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ringwood, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±2.1 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 commute35.1 min → 32.1 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 14.9%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.6%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 76.3%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±2.1 pp
Carpool6.3% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.9% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 6,497 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% 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 estimate11,657± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+6,497± 467 MOE
Workers with travel time5,530± 352 MOE
Estimated home workers967± 310 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.