ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34654902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Salem, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone63.3%±8.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.7%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 commute26.3 min → 28.7 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 8.5%▼ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit5.6% → 4.9%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.1% → 63.3%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.3% ±8.9 pp
Carpool21.3% ±8.8 pp
Public transit4.9% ±3.4 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home8.5% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 2,031 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,322± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+2,031± 243 MOE
Workers with travel time1,858± 237 MOE
Estimated home workers173± 104 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.