ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34639002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Robertsville, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip40.7 min±10.3 min MOE
Worked from home32.1%±8.3 pp MOE
Drove alone53.2%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.1%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 commute45.5 min → 40.7 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.7% → 32.1%▲ 16.4 pp

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

Public transit13.3% → 8.8%▼ 4.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.0% → 53.2%▼ 12.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.2% ±7.1 pp
Carpool4.5% ±3.1 pp
Public transit8.8% ±3.8 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.9 pp
Work from home32.1% ±8.3 pp

Each share uses 6,270 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

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

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,035± 834 MOE
Workers age 16+6,270± 604 MOE
Workers with travel time4,258± 633 MOE
Estimated home workers2,012± 558 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.