ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34657902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sayreville, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.9%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 commute34.1 min → 30.8 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 12.3%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit7.8% → 5.2%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 68.9%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.9% ±2.8 pp
Carpool9.1% ±2.2 pp
Public transit5.2% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 23,793 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,838± 57 MOE
Workers age 16+23,793± 903 MOE
Workers with travel time20,876± 889 MOE
Estimated home workers2,917± 511 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.