ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34651602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Runnemede, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.5%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute25.6 min → 27.0 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 12.4%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 3.3%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 74.5%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.5% ±6.6 pp
Carpool5.6% ±2.5 pp
Public transit3.3% ±2.5 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±1.3 pp
Work from home12.4% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 4,265 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,355± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+4,265± 371 MOE
Workers with travel time3,737± 454 MOE
Estimated home workers528± 195 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.