ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34633602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

River Edge, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip35.3 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home21.4%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone58.2%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.3%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 commute33.4 min → 35.3 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 21.4%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit11.7% → 12.1%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.7% → 58.2%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.2% ±5.1 pp
Carpool6.6% ±3.0 pp
Public transit12.1% ±3.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home21.4% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 6,209 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% 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.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,091± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+6,209± 477 MOE
Workers with travel time4,883± 466 MOE
Estimated home workers1,326± 403 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.