ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34683702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Somerset, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip35.3 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home20.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.0%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 commute32.2 min → 35.3 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.7% → 20.4%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit7.6% → 6.6%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.5% → 66.1%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±4.4 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit6.6% ±2.9 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 12,857 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,720± 1,383 MOE
Workers age 16+12,857± 901 MOE
Workers with travel time10,231± 913 MOE
Estimated home workers2,626± 412 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.