ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34712202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stratford, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.4%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 commute33.9 min → 30.3 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 12.0%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 5.2%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 72.4%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±6.2 pp
Carpool7.7% ±4.1 pp
Public transit5.2% ±2.6 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.0% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 3,669 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,018± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+3,669± 291 MOE
Workers with travel time3,229± 285 MOE
Estimated home workers440± 127 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.