ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34712802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Strathmore, New Jersey

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 35.1 min one way; 17.1% worked from home, 65.9% drove alone, and 18.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip35.1 min±7.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.1%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.9%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.6%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 Strathmore CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -7.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute42.6 min → 35.1 min▼ 7.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.4% → 17.1%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit13.2% → 10.3%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 65.9%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Strathmore CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.9%; 10.3% used public transit and 17.1% worked from home.

Drive alone65.9% ±7.5 pp
Carpool4.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit10.3% ±3.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home17.1% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 3,568 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Strathmore CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 92th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Strathmore CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,568 workers age 16+, including 2,957 workers with reported travel time and 611 home workers.

Population estimate6,708± 739 MOE
Workers age 16+3,568± 485 MOE
Workers with travel time2,957± 447 MOE
Estimated home workers611± 180 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New Jersey commute records for Strathmore CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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