ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34665702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Secaucus, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home24.9%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone45.6%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.2%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 commute34.3 min → 32.5 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.8% → 24.9%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit22.4% → 19.4%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone46.9% → 45.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone45.6% ±5.1 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit19.4% ±3.5 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home24.9% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 11,607 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thTransit percentile

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

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,778± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+11,607± 643 MOE
Workers with travel time8,722± 695 MOE
Estimated home workers2,885± 570 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.