ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34714302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Summit, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home23.8%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone46.0%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.7%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 commute35.2 min → 33.5 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 23.8%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit19.5% → 17.6%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone50.2% → 46.0%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone46.0% ±3.9 pp
Carpool3.3% ±1.5 pp
Public transit17.6% ±2.7 pp
Walk6.0% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home23.8% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 11,229 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,705± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+11,229± 460 MOE
Workers with travel time8,557± 485 MOE
Estimated home workers2,672± 321 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.