ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34699002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Springdale, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home28.3%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone58.2%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute29.8 min → 27.2 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.1% → 28.3%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit6.7% → 4.3%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.3% → 58.2%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.2% ±4.2 pp
Carpool4.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit4.3% ±1.9 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home28.3% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 7,084 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

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

89thTransit percentile

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

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,173± 976 MOE
Workers age 16+7,084± 457 MOE
Workers with travel time5,080± 428 MOE
Estimated home workers2,004± 360 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.