ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34694202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South River, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone69.9%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.1%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 commute30.0 min → 32.2 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 6.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 3.0%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.1% → 69.9%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.9% ±3.1 pp
Carpool13.9% ±4.9 pp
Public transit3.0% ±1.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 8,129 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% 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 estimate16,124± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+8,129± 730 MOE
Workers with travel time7,584± 710 MOE
Estimated home workers545± 191 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.