ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34652492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip15.6 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home19.5%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone16.6%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute16.5 min → 15.6 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 19.5%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit7.6% → 0.9%▼ 6.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone25.0% → 16.6%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone16.6% ±3.0 pp
Carpool2.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk57.4% ±4.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.8 pp
Work from home19.5% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 2,325 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,920± 143 MOE
Workers age 16+2,325± 266 MOE
Workers with travel time1,872± 209 MOE
Estimated home workers453± 109 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.