ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34726352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

The Hills, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip36.5 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home30.3%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone62.9%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.0%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 commute36.1 min → 36.5 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.9% → 30.3%▲ 11.4 pp

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

Public transit5.4% → 2.5%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.0% → 62.9%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.9% ±4.4 pp
Carpool3.0% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home30.3% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 5,956 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% 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 the shares

Population estimate10,785± 639 MOE
Workers age 16+5,956± 530 MOE
Workers with travel time4,150± 438 MOE
Estimated home workers1,806± 363 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.